Potential non-constant time compiled code with Clang LLVM
Priority LOW 6CWE-203Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-203.
Summary
Multiple constant-time implementations in wolfSSL before version 5.8.4 may be transformed into non-constant-time binary by LLVM optimizations, which can potentially result in observable timing discrepancies and lead to information disclosure through timing side-channel attacks.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00147 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed wolfSSL (wolfSSL): 5.8.4
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA wolfSSL (wolfSSL) Fixed in 5.8.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13912
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7582-g6xx-939j
References
More wolfSSL vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-00830 SEGV and out of bounds memory read from malicious packet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2009-04246 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the CertDecoder::GetName function in src/asn.cpp… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-18557 In wolfSSL before 5.5.1, malicious clients can cause a buffer overflow during a TLS 1.3… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-10943 Potential DoS Vulnerability through Multiple KeyShareEntry with Same Group in TLS 1.3 ClientHello CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2017-09737 wolfSSL Bleichenbacher/ROBOT CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-08902 wolfSSL 4.0.0 has a Buffer Overflow in DoPreSharedKeys in tls13.c when a current identity… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-13912 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13912 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7582-g6xx-939j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences