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UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12436
Vulnerability in wolfssl (UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12436)
Summary
vulnerability in wolfssl (UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12436). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12436** has been found in wolfssl.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "wolfssl UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12436" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12436 (wolfssl) —
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in wolfssl.
📍 Affected scope
wolfssl — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Confidential information can be exposed externally
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'wolfssl' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'wolfssl' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `wolfssl` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
wolfssl
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
wolfssl
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
wolfssl
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
wolfssl
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
wolfssl
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
wolfssl
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
wolfssl
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12436
- report https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/commit/9b9568d500f31f964af26ba8d01e542e1f27e5ca
- report https://www.wolfssl.com/wolfssh-and-rohnp/
- report https://www.nccgroup.trust/us/our-research/technical-advisory-return-of-the-hidden-number-problem/
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12436