What is the severity of CVE-2017-8854?

CVE-2017-8854 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote code execution caused by a buffer overflow.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8854?

To resolve CVE-2017-8854, update to wolfSSL version 3.10.2 or later.

What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2017-8854?

CVE-2017-8854 is an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability related to the handling of crafted DH parameters.

What happens if I exploit CVE-2017-8854?

Exploiting CVE-2017-8854 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Which versions of wolfSSL are affected by CVE-2017-8854?

Versions of wolfSSL prior to 3.10.2, specifically up to 3.10.0a, are affected by CVE-2017-8854.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-8854

high

7.8

CWE

119

9/5/2017

17/9/2024

CVE-2017-8854: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue May 09 2017(Updated: )

wolfSSL before 3.10.2 has an out-of-bounds memory access with loading crafted DH parameters, aka a buffer overflow triggered by a malformed temporary DH file.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
wolfSSL	<=3.10.0a

Remedy

https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases/tag/v3.10.2-stable

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Reference Links

https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases/tag/v3.10.2-stable

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8854?
CVE-2017-8854 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote code execution caused by a buffer overflow.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8854?
To resolve CVE-2017-8854, update to wolfSSL version 3.10.2 or later.
What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2017-8854?
CVE-2017-8854 is an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability related to the handling of crafted DH parameters.
What happens if I exploit CVE-2017-8854?
Exploiting CVE-2017-8854 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Which versions of wolfSSL are affected by CVE-2017-8854?
Versions of wolfSSL prior to 3.10.2, specifically up to 3.10.0a, are affected by CVE-2017-8854.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8854?
CVE-2017-8854 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote code execution caused by a buffer overflow.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8854?
To resolve CVE-2017-8854, update to wolfSSL version 3.10.2 or later.
What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2017-8854?
CVE-2017-8854 is an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability related to the handling of crafted DH parameters.
What happens if I exploit CVE-2017-8854?
Exploiting CVE-2017-8854 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Which versions of wolfSSL are affected by CVE-2017-8854?
Versions of wolfSSL prior to 3.10.2, specifically up to 3.10.0a, are affected by CVE-2017-8854.