CVE-2020-12457

Published Aug 21, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
An 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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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-4768 An 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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:56 AM
Reserved
Apr 29, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 21, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:51 AM