CVE-2024-5288

Name: CVE-2024-5288
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-08-27T19:15:17.797+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.9/10EPSS 0.42%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-5288 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in wolfSSL before 5.7.0. A safe-error attack via Rowhammer, namely FAULT+PROBE, leads to ECDSA key disclosure. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in wolfSSL before 5.7.0. A safe-error attack via Rowhammer, namely FAULT+PROBE, leads to ECDSA key disclosure. When WOLFSSL_CHECK_SIG_FAULTS is used in signing operations with private ECC keys, such as in server-side TLS connections, the connection is halted if any fault occurs. The success rate in a certain amount of connection requests can be processed via an advanced technique for ECDSA key recovery.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.9/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.42%

33.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Wolfssl	Wolfssl	< 5.7.2

References

https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases/tag/v5.7.2-stableRelease Notes

Timeline

Published: Aug 27, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-5288?

How severe is CVE-2024-5288?

CVE-2024-5288 has a CVSS score of 5.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5288?

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Source: NVD / NIST