CVE-2014-2899 json
wolfSSL CyaSSL before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via (1) a request for the peer…
published 2014-04-22 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-2922
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
wolfSSL CyaSSL before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via (1) a request for the peer certificate when a certificate parsing failure occurs or (2) a client_key_exchange message when the ephemeral key is not found.
Exploit prediction
1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201612-53
vendor-advisory
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wolfssl.com
/yaSSL/Blog/Entries/2014/4/11_wolfSSL_Security_Advisory__April_9%2C_2014.html
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/57743
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- wolfssl.com /yaSSL/Docs-cyassl-changelog.html
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seclists.org
/oss-sec/2014/q2/126
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/66780
vdb-entry
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seclists.org
/oss-sec/2014/q2/130
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-2899
- NVD CVE-2014-2899
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