CWE
20 476
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2014-2899: Input Validation

First published: Tue Apr 22 2014(Updated: )

wolfSSL CyaSSL before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via (1) a request for the peer certificate when a certificate parsing failure occurs or (2) a client_key_exchange message when the ephemeral key is not found.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
yaSSL<=2.9.0
yaSSL=0.2.0
yaSSL=0.3.0
yaSSL=0.4.0
yaSSL=0.5.0
yaSSL=0.5.5
yaSSL=0.6.0
yaSSL=0.6.2
yaSSL=0.6.3
yaSSL=0.8.0
yaSSL=0.9.0
yaSSL=0.9.6
yaSSL=0.9.8
yaSSL=0.9.9
yaSSL=1.0.0-rc1
yaSSL=1.0.0-rc2
yaSSL=1.0.0-rc3
yaSSL=1.0.2
yaSSL=1.0.3
yaSSL=1.0.6
yaSSL=1.1.0
yaSSL=1.2.0
yaSSL=1.3.0
yaSSL=1.4.0
yaSSL=1.5.0
yaSSL=1.5.4
yaSSL=1.5.6
yaSSL=1.6.0
yaSSL=1.6.5
yaSSL=1.8.0
yaSSL=1.9.0
yaSSL=2.0.0-rc1
yaSSL=2.0.0-rc2
yaSSL=2.0.0-rc3
yaSSL=2.0.2
yaSSL=2.0.6
yaSSL=2.0.8
yaSSL=2.2.0
yaSSL=2.3.0
yaSSL=2.4.0
yaSSL=2.4.6
yaSSL=2.5.0
yaSSL=2.6.0
yaSSL=2.7.0
yaSSL=2.8.0
<=2.9.0
=0.2.0
=0.3.0
=0.4.0
=0.5.0
=0.5.5
=0.6.0
=0.6.2
=0.6.3
=0.8.0
=0.9.0
=0.9.6
=0.9.8
=0.9.9
=1.0.0-rc1
=1.0.0-rc2
=1.0.0-rc3
=1.0.2
=1.0.3
=1.0.6
=1.1.0
=1.2.0
=1.3.0
=1.4.0
=1.5.0
=1.5.4
=1.5.6
=1.6.0
=1.6.5
=1.8.0
=1.9.0
=2.0.0-rc1
=2.0.0-rc2
=2.0.0-rc3
=2.0.2
=2.0.6
=2.0.8
=2.2.0
=2.3.0
=2.4.0
=2.4.6
=2.5.0
=2.6.0
=2.7.0
=2.8.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-2899?

    CVE-2014-2899 has been identified with a severity that can cause denial of service due to NULL pointer dereference.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-2899?

    To fix CVE-2014-2899, upgrade to wolfSSL CyaSSL version 2.9.4 or later.

  • What versions of CyaSSL are affected by CVE-2014-2899?

    CVE-2014-2899 affects all versions of CyaSSL before 2.9.4.

  • What types of attacks does CVE-2014-2899 enable?

    CVE-2014-2899 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via specific malformed messages.

  • Can CVE-2014-2899 impact my application's security?

    Yes, CVE-2014-2899 can impact application security by exposing it to denial of service attacks.

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