CVE-2014-2900 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.8 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof servers by exploiting improper validation of X.509 certificates with unknown critical extensions in wolfSSL.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-2900?

CVE-2014-2900 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

wolfSSL CyaSSL before 2.9.4 does not properly validate X.509 certificates with unknown critical extensions, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via crafted X.509 certificate.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2900?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Yassl Cyassl.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2900?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2900 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-2900 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2900 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rjjg-j224-h375.

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