CVE-2022-35409

Exp

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 enabled and MBEDTLS_SSL_IN_CONTENT_LEN less than a threshold that depends on the configuration: 258 bytes if using mbedtls_ssl_cookie_check, and possibly up to 571 bytes with a custom cookie check function.

Published: 2022-07-15 Last update: 2026-06-05 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-35409 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.05%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-35409

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-35409

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-27 1.67% 2.05% +0.38%
2 2026-01-12 0.89% 1.67% +0.78%
3 2025-12-22 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-35409

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-35409

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-35409

vendor priority summary link
alpine critical CVE-2022-35409: 2 source package rows (mbedtls, mbedtls2); 11 state rows across 11 repos (3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-community, 3.20-main, 3.21-community, 3.21-main, 3.22-community, 3.22-main, edge-community, edge-main); fixed 11, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-35409
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-35409 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mbedtls), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-35409
gentoo normal CVE-2022-35409: 1 GLSA(s) (202301-08), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/mbedtls); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-35409
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-35409 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mbedtls), 14 status rows across 14 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 7, ignored 4, DNE 1, needed 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-35409

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-35409

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
arm mbed_tls < 2.28.1 cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trustedfirmware mbed_tls >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:trustedfirmware:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-35409

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