OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7l, 0.9.8 before 0.9.8d, and earlier versions allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via parasitic public keys with large (1) "public exponent" or (2) "public modulus" values in X.509 certificates that require extra time to process when using RSA signature verification.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Openssl | — | Apply OS X security update 2006-007 | Dec 16, 2011 | Sep 28, 2006 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade openssl | Jul 30, 2024 | Sep 28, 2006 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Mar 27, 2013 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade opensslUpgrade FreeBSD | Dec 10, 2025 | Feb 26, 2007 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-libs/openssl.Upgrade app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs. | Oct 30, 2017 | Sep 28, 2006 |
| Hpsmh | — | Upgrade to the latest version of HP System Management Homepage | Oct 13, 2015 | Sep 28, 2006 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade openssl-develUpgrade openssl-perlUpgrade openssl-staticUpgrade openssl | May 13, 2016 | Sep 28, 2006 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade openssl-develUpgrade openssl-devel-32bitUpgrade suse-releaseUpgrade opensslUpgrade openssl-32bitUpgrade openssl-devel-64bitUpgrade openssl-64bitUpgrade openssl-x86 | Feb 17, 2015 | Sep 28, 2006 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libssl0.9.7Upgrade libssl0.9.8 | Nov 8, 2024 | Sep 28, 2006 |
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