CVE-2020-36177

RsaPad_PSS in wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c in wolfSSL before 4.6.0 has an out-of-bounds write for certain...

9.8 CriticalFix available

RsaPad_PSS in wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c in wolfSSL before 4.6.0 has an out-of-bounds write for certain relationships between key size and digest size.

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: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.57%Up 2.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

RsaPad_PSS in wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c in wolfSSL before 4.6.0 has an out-of-bounds write for certain relationships between key size and digest size.

Record: CVE-2020-36177
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

RsaPad_PSS in wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c in wolfSSL before 4.6.0 has an out-of-bounds write for certain relationships between key size and digest size.

Record: CVE-2020-36177
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-23755 No score

RsaPad_PSS in wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c in wolfSSL before 4.6.0 has an out-of-bounds write for certain relationships between key size and digest size.

Record: EUVD-2020-23755
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-68gc-rmhh-c4gg No score

RsaPad_PSS in wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c in wolfSSL before 4.6.0 has an out-of-bounds write for certain...

RsaPad_PSS in wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c in wolfSSL before 4.6.0 has an out-of-bounds write for certain relationships between key size and digest size.

Record: GHSA-68gc-rmhh-c4gg
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

RsaPad_PSS in wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c in wolfSSL before 4.6.0 has an out-of-bounds write for certain relationships between key size and digest size.

Record: CVE-2020-36177
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-36177 9.8

RsaPad_PSS in wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c in wolfSSL before 4.6.0 has an out-of-bounds write for certain relationships between key size and digest size.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36177
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-36177 9.8

RsaPad_PSS in wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c in wolfSSL before 4.6.0 has an out-of-bounds write for certain relationships between key size and digest size.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36177
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

wolfssl

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wolfssl` Debian:12	before 4.6.0-1	4.6.0-1
`wolfssl` Debian:13	before 4.6.0-1	4.6.0-1
`wolfssl` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.4.8+dfsg-1	None known
`wolfssl` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.10.2+dfsg-23.12.0+dfsg-13.12.2+dfsg-13.13.0+dfsg-1	None known
`wolfssl` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.1.0+dfsg-24.2.0+dfsg-14.2.0+dfsg-24.2.0+dfsg-34.3.0+dfsg-2	None known
`wolfssl` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.6.0-35.0.0-15.1.1-15.2.0-15.2.0-2	None known
`wolfssl` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.5.4-25.5.4-2.15.6.4-25.6.6-1.25.6.6-1.35.6.6-1.3build1	None known
`wolfssl` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 5.7.2-0.1	None known
`wolfssl` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 5.9.1-0.15.9.2-1	None known
`wolfssl` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.7.2-0.15.8.2-1.25.8.4-15.9.1-0.1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-36177 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Wolfssl, published January 6, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.57%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in wolfssl 4.6.0-1.

References

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