CVE-2024-2881 — Unchecked Return Value in Wolfssl

CWE-252 — Unchecked Return ValueCWE-1256 — Improper Restriction of Software Interfaces to Hardware FeaturesCWE-74 — Injection5 documents5 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 38.52%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
WolfsslDebian WolfsslWolfssl Wolfcrypt+4 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 30
Latest updateDec 10

Description

Fault Injection vulnerability in wc_ed25519_sign_msg function in wolfssl/wolfcrypt/src/ed25519.c in WolfSSL wolfssl5.6.6 on Linux/Windows allows remote attacker co-resides in the same system with a victim process to disclose information and escalate privileges via Rowhammer fault injection to the ed25519_key structure.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages8 packages

▶CVEListV5wolfssl/wolfcrypt5.6.6
▶debiandebian/wolfssl< wolfssl 5.7.0-0.3 (forky)
▶Debianwolfssl/wolfssl< 5.7.0-0.3+1
▶NVDwolfssl/wolfssl5.6.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
CVE-2024-2881: Fault Injection vulnerability in wc_ed25519_sign_msg function in wolfssl/wolfcrypt/src/ed25519↗2024-08-30
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GHSA
GHSA-p7fr-35j6-p64g: Fault Injection vulnerability in wc_ed25519_sign_msg function in wolfssl/wolfcrypt/src/ed25519↗2024-08-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Microsoft
CVE-2024-2881: NIST NVD Details: https://nvd↗2024-12-10
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Debian
CVE-2024-2881: wolfssl - Fault Injection vulnerability in wc_ed25519_sign_msg function in wolfssl/wolfcry...↗2024
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