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CVE-2022-42905

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 1.96% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-11-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2022-42905
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.1
EPSS
1.96%

Original NVD Description

In wolfSSL before 5.5.2, if callback functions are enabled (via the WOLFSSL_CALLBACKS flag), then a malicious TLS 1.3 client or network attacker can trigger a buffer over-read on the heap of 5 bytes. (WOLFSSL_CALLBACKS is only intended for debugging.)

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