CVE-2017-2800
CriticalSummary
A specially crafted x509 certificate can cause a single out of bounds byte overwrite in wolfSSL through 3.10.2 resulting in potential certificate validation vulnerabilities, denial of service and possible remote code execution.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a malicious x509 certificate to either a server or client application, potentially leading to serious security implications.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the wolfSSL library to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
A specially crafted x509 certificate can cause a single out of bounds byte overwrite in wolfSSL through 3.10.2 resulting in potential certificate validation vulnerabilities, denial of service and possible remote code execution. In order to trigger this vulnerability, the attacker needs to supply a malicious x509 certificate to either a server or a client application using this library.