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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.9 Medium

CVE-2026-3849

Buffer Overflow in HPKE via Oversized ECH Config

Description

Stack Buffer Overflow in wc_HpkeLabeledExtract via Oversized ECH Config. A vulnerability existed in wolfSSL 5.8.4 ECH (Encrypted Client Hello) support, where a maliciously crafted ECH config could cause a stack buffer overflow on the client side, leading to potential remote execution and client program crash. This could be exploited by a malicious TLS server supporting ECH. Note that ECH is off by default, and is only enabled with enable-ech.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

wolfSSL Inc. wolfSSL

Default version status: unaffected

  • v5.6.0-stable to ≤ v5.8.4-stableaffected

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