CVE-2023-6936 (GCVE-0-2023-6936)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-02-20 21:52
Modified
2025-03-26 16:28
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Summary
In wolfSSL prior to 5.6.6, if callback functions are enabled (via the WOLFSSL_CALLBACKS flag), then a malicious TLS 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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