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Potential DoS Vulnerability through Multiple KeyShareEntry with Same Group in TLS 1.3 ClientHello

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Improper input validation in the TLS 1.3 KeyShareEntry parsing in wolfSSL v5.8.2 on multiple platforms allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service by sending a crafted ClientHello message containing duplicate KeyShareEntry values for the same supported group, leading to excessive CPU and memory consumption during ClientHello processing.

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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2025-11936
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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4 Nov 2026, 03:55 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Potential DoS Vulnerability through Multiple KeyShareEntry with Same Group in TLS 1.3 ClientHello

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Nov 2025, 22:24 UTC

Improper input validation in the TLS 1.3 KeyShareEntry parsing in wolfSSL v5.8.2 on multiple platforms allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service by sending a crafted ClientHello message containing duplicate KeyShareEntry values for the same supported group, leading to excessive CPU and memory consumption during ClientHello processing.

osv:CVE-2025-11936
Complete source record
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    "summary": "Improper input validation in the TLS 1.3 KeyShareEntry parsing in wolfSSL v5.8.2 on multiple platforms allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service by sending a crafted ClientHello message containing duplicate KeyShareEntry values for the same supported group, leading to excessive CPU and memory consumption during ClientHello processing.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:33.009111451Z",
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