CVE-2022-42961

MEDIUM

Wolfssl < 5.5.0 - Improper Authorization

Title source: rule

Description

An issue was discovered in wolfSSL before 5.5.0. A fault injection attack on RAM via Rowhammer leads to ECDSA key disclosure. Users performing signing operations with private ECC keys, such as in server-side TLS connections, might leak faulty ECC signatures. These signatures can be processed via an advanced technique for ECDSA key recovery. (In 5.5.0 and later, WOLFSSL_CHECK_SIG_FAULTS can be used to address the vulnerability.)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0029
EPSS Percentile 52.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-285
Status published
Products (1)
wolfssl/wolfssl < 5.5.0
Published Oct 15, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026