CVE-2014-2897
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.028 · 86 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The SSL 3 HMAC functionality in wolfSSL CyaSSL 2.5.0 before 2.9.4 does not check the padding length when verification fails, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted HMAC, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (2)
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references (14)
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- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/126cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/130cnnvd
- http://www.wolfssl.com/yaSSL/Blog/Entries/2014/4/11_wolfSSL_Security_Advisory__April_9%2C_2014.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.wolfssl.com/yaSSL/Docs-cyassl-changelog.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2897cnnvd
- https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/wolfssl-changelog/Patchcnnvd
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/126enisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/130enisa_euvd
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