CVE-2020-12457

NameCVE-2020-12457
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in wolfSSL before 4.5.0. It mishandles the change_cipher_spec (CCS) message processing logic for TLS 1.3. If an attacker sends ChangeCipherSpec messages in a crafted way involving more than one in a row, the server becomes stuck in the ProcessReply() loop, i.e., a denial of service.
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Debian Bugs969663

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
wolfssl (PTS)bullseye4.6.0+p1-0+deb11u2fixed
bookworm5.5.4-2+deb12u1fixed
trixie5.6.6-1.2fixed
sid5.6.6-1.3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
wolfsslsource(unstable)4.5.0+dfsg-1969663

Notes

https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/commit/df1b7f34f173cfc2968ce12e8fcd2fd8bcc61a59 (v4.5.0-stable)
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/2927

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