In function MatchDomainName(), input param str is treated as a NULL terminated string despite being user provided and unchecked. Specifically, the function X509_check_host() takes in a pointer and length to check against, with no requirements that it be NULL terminated. If a caller was attempting to do a name check on a non-NULL terminated buffer, the code would read beyond the bounds of the input array until it found a NULL terminator.This issue affects wolfSSL: through 5.7.0.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - In function MatchDomainName(), input param str is treated as a NULL terminated string despite being user
    provided and unchecked. Specifically, the function X509_check_host() takes in a pointer and length to
    check against, with no requirements that it be NULL terminated. If a caller was attempting to do a name
    check on a non-NULL terminated buffer, the code would read beyond the bounds of the input array until it
    found a NULL terminator.This issue affects wolfSSL: through 5.7.0. (CVE-2024-5991)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - In function MatchDomainName(), input param str is treated as a NULL terminated string despite being user     provided and unchecked. Specifically, the function X509_check_host() takes in a pointer and length to     check against, with no requirements that it be NULL terminated. If a caller was attempting to do a name     check on a non-NULL terminated buffer, the code would read beyond the bounds of the input array until it     found a NULL terminator.This issue affects wolfSSL: through 5.7.0. (CVE-2024-5991)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The version of mariadb installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-5991 advisory.

  - In function MatchDomainName(), input param str is treated as a NULL terminated string despite being user     provided and unchecked. Specifically, the function X509_check_host() takes in a pointer and length to     check against, with no requirements that it be NULL terminated. If a caller was attempting to do a name     check on a non-NULL terminated buffer, the code would read beyond the bounds of the input array until it     found a NULL terminator.This issue affects wolfSSL: through 5.7.0. (CVE-2024-5991)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of mariadb installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-5991 advisory.

  - In function MatchDomainName(), input param str is treated as a NULL terminated string despite being user     provided and unchecked. Specifically, the function X509_check_host() takes in a pointer and length to     check against, with no requirements that it be NULL terminated. If a caller was attempting to do a name     check on a non-NULL terminated buffer, the code would read beyond the bounds of the input array until it     found a NULL terminator.This issue affects wolfSSL: through 5.7.0. (CVE-2024-5991)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 8fbe81f7-6eb5-11ef-b7bd-00505632d232 advisory.

    Netatalk release reports:
    WolfSSL 5.7.0 (included in netatalk) includes multiple security vulnerabilities.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the FreeBSD security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of netatalk installed on the remote host is prior to 3.2.8. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2024-253-01 advisory.

    New netatalk packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the netatalk security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
427114	Alpine: multiple wolfssl packages: security update to 5.7.2-r0	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	critical
427114	Alpine: multiple wolfssl packages: security update to 5.7.2-r0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	critical
231491	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-5991	Nessus	Misc.	high
215426	Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: mariadb (CVE-2024-5991)	Nessus	Azure Linux Local Security Checks	critical
212936	CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: mariadb (CVE-2024-5991)	Nessus	MarinerOS Local Security Checks	critical
206875	FreeBSD : netatalk3 -- multiple WolfSSL vulnerabilities (8fbe81f7-6eb5-11ef-b7bd-00505632d232)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	critical
206791	Slackware Linux 15.0 / current netatalk Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2024-253-01)	Nessus	Slackware Local Security Checks	critical

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