# CVE-2015-6925: wolfSSL (formerly CyaSSL) before 3.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or traffic amplification)

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-01-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

wolfSSL (formerly CyaSSL) before 3.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or traffic amplification) via a crafted DTLS cookie in a ClientHello message.

## What to do

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## References

- http://wolfssl.com/wolfSSL/Docs-wolfssl-changelog.html
- https://github.com/IAIK/wolfSSL-DoS
- https://wolfssl.com/wolfSSL/Blog/Entries/2015/9/17_Two_Vulnerabilities_Recently_Found%2C_An_Attack_on_RSA_using_CRT_and_DoS_Vulnerability_With_DTLS.html

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