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high 7.5

CVE-2014-2901 json

wolfssl before 3.2.0 does not properly issue certificates for a server's hostname.

published 2019-11-21 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-2924

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

wolfssl before 3.2.0 does not properly issue certificates for a server's hostname.

Patch / fix

  • wolfssl wolfssl 3.2.0
  • wolfssl Debian 13, Debian 12 3.4.8+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2901

Exploit prediction

0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

References

Sources

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