CWE
770
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2022-38153

First published: Wed Aug 31 2022(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in wolfSSL before 5.5.0 (when --enable-session-ticket is used); however, only version 5.3.0 is exploitable. Man-in-the-middle attackers or a malicious server can crash TLS 1.2 clients during a handshake. If an attacker injects a large ticket (more than 256 bytes) into a NewSessionTicket message in a TLS 1.2 handshake, and the client has a non-empty session cache, the session cache frees a pointer that points to unallocated memory, causing the client to crash with a "free(): invalid pointer" message. NOTE: It is likely that this is also exploitable during TLS 1.3 handshakes between a client and a malicious server. With TLS 1.3, it is not possible to exploit this as a man-in-the-middle.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
WolfSSL wolfssl=5.3.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID of this issue in wolfSSL?

    The vulnerability ID is CVE-2022-38153.

  • What is the severity rating of CVE-2022-38153?

    The severity rating of CVE-2022-38153 is medium.

  • How does CVE-2022-38153 affect wolfSSL?

    CVE-2022-38153 allows man-in-the-middle attackers or a malicious server to crash TLS 1.2 clients during a handshake in wolfSSL versions before 5.5.0 when '--enable-session-ticket' is used.

  • How can this vulnerability be exploited?

    This vulnerability can be exploited by injecting a large ticket (more than 256 bytes) into a NewSessionTicket message during the TLS handshake.

  • Is there a fix available for CVE-2022-38153 in wolfSSL?

    Yes, the fix for CVE-2022-38153 is included in wolfSSL version 5.5.0.

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