CVE-2017-14032

ARM mbed TLS before 1.3.21 and 2.x before 2.1.9, if optional authentication is configured, allows remote attackers to bypass peer authentication via an X.509 certificate chain with many intermediates. NOTE: although mbed TLS was formerly known as PolarSSL, the releases shipped with the PolarSSL name...

high 8.1 CVSS 3.0
Published: Aug 30, 2017
Modified: Jun 5, 2026
Vendor: Arm
Product: Mbed Tls
Versions: 1.3.19,1.3.21,2.1.7,2.1.9,2.4.2,2.6.2,1.3.10,1.3.11,1.3.12,1.3.13

Description

ARM mbed TLS before 1.3.21 and 2.x before 2.1.9, if optional authentication is configured, allows remote attackers to bypass peer authentication via an X.509 certificate chain with many intermediates. NOTE: although mbed TLS was formerly known as PolarSSL, the releases shipped with the PolarSSL name are not affected.

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