CVE-2022-35409 — An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS before 2
An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS before 2.28.1 and 3.x before 3.2.0. In some configurations, an unauthenticated attacker can send an invalid ClientHello message to a DTLS server that causes a heap-based buffer over-read of up to 255 bytes. This can cause a server crash or poss
Published
2022-07-15T14:15:09.840
Last modified
2026-06-05T19:38:32.047
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS before 2.28.1 and 3.x before 3.2.0. In some configurations, an unauthenticated attacker can send an invalid ClientHello message to a DTLS server that causes a heap-based buffer over-read of up to 255 bytes. This can cause a server crash or possibly information disclosure based on error responses. Affected configurations have MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_CLIENT_PORT_REUSE…
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2022-07-15T14:15:09.840
- Last modified: 2026-06-05T19:38:32.047
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/releases
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00036.html
- mbed-tls.readthedocs.io — https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/en/latest/security-advisories/advisories/mbedtls…
- github.com — https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/releases
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00036.html
- mbed-tls.readthedocs.io — https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/en/latest/security-advisories/advisories/mbedtls…
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