CVE-2014-2901
wolfssl before 3.2.0 does not properly issue certificates for a server's hostname.
wolfssl before 3.2.0 does not properly issue certificates for a server's hostname.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
wolfssl before 3.2.0 does not properly issue certificates for a server's hostname.
- Record
CVE-2014-2901- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
wolfssl before 3.2.0 does not properly issue certificates for a server's hostname.
- Record
CVE-2014-2901- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-2924 No score
wolfssl before 3.2.0 does not properly issue certificates for a server's hostname.
- Record
EUVD-2014-2924- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-grv9-x6wx-fw8r
wolfssl before 3.2.0 does not properly issue certificates for a server's hostname.
wolfssl before 3.2.0 does not properly issue certificates for a server's hostname.
- Record
GHSA-grv9-x6wx-fw8r- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
wolfssl before 3.2.0 does not properly issue certificates for a server's hostname.
- Record
CVE-2014-2901- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-2901
wolfssl before 3.2.0 does not properly issue certificates for a server's hostname.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2901- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-2901
wolfssl before 3.2.0 does not properly issue certificates for a server's hostname.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2901- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-2901 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Wolfssl, published November 21, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in wolfssl 3.4.8+dfsg-1.