ARM mbed TLS before 1.3.22, before 2.1.10, and before 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (
ARM mbed TLS before 1.3.22, before 2.1.10, and before 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via a crafted certificate chain that is mishandled during RSASSA-PSS signature verification within a TLS or DTLS session.
- Published
- Feb 13, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.3% · 88th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
40
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.3%
Affected systems
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- arm mbed tls1.3.8 and later · before 1.3.22
- arm mbed tls2.1.0 and later · before 2.1.10
- arm mbed tls2.2.0 and later · before 2.7.0
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (debian). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a ARM mbed TLS before 1.3.22, before 2.1.10, and before 2.7.0
- ARM mbed TLS before 1.3.22, before 2.1.10, and before 2.7.0affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.10 | mbedtls | before 2.7.0-r0 | 2.7.0-r0 |
| Debian:12 | mbedtls | before 2.7.0-2 | 2.7.0-2 |
| Debian:8 | polarssl | before 1.3.9-2.1+deb8u3 | 1.3.9-2.1+deb8u3 |
| Debian:9 | mbedtls | before 2.4.2-1+deb9u2 | 2.4.2-1+deb9u2 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | mbedtls-2 | before 2.27.0-1.2 | 2.27.0-1.2 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | mbedtls-3 | before 3.6.6-1.1 | 3.6.6-1.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 12 | mbedtls | before 1.3.19-11.1 | 1.3.19-11.1 |
Same product
arm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-47917Mbed TLS before 3.6.4 allows a use-after-free in certain situations of applications that are developed in accordance with the documentation.40Plan
- CVE-2021-44732Mbed TLS before 3.0.1 has a double free in certain out-of-memory conditions, as demonstrated by an mbedtls_ssl_set_session() failure.40Plan
- CVE-2017-18187In ARM mbed TLS before 2.7.0, there is a bounds-check bypass through an integer overflow in PSK identity parsing in the ssl_parse_client_psk40Plan
- CVE-2018-0488ARM mbed TLS before 1.3.22, before 2.1.10, and before 2.7.0, when the truncated HMAC extension and CBC are used, allows remote attackers to 40Plan
- CVE-2026-34877An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS versions from 2.19.0 up to 3.6.5, Mbed TLS 4.0.0.39Monitor
- CVE-2022-46393An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS before 2.28.2 and 3.x before 3.3.0.39Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| alpine:mbedtls | 2.7.0-r0 · Alpine:v3.10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:mbedtls | 2.7.0-2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:polarssl | 1.3.9-2.1+deb8u3 · Debian:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:mbedtls-2 | 2.27.0-1.2 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:mbedtls-3 | 3.6.6-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:mbedtls | 1.3.19-11.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103056
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-19
- tls.mbed.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/mbedtls-security-advisory-2018-01
- usn.ubuntu.com/4267-1/
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4138
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4147
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.