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.
| 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 FreeBSDUpgrade openssl | Dec 10, 2025 | Feb 26, 2007 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs.Upgrade dev-libs/openssl. | 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-staticUpgrade opensslUpgrade openssl-develUpgrade openssl-perl | May 13, 2016 | Sep 28, 2006 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade opensslUpgrade openssl1Upgrade libopenssl1-develUpgrade libopenssl0_9_8-x86Upgrade libopenssl0_9_8-hmac-32bitUpgrade libopenssl0_9_8Upgrade libopenssl0_9_8-32bitUpgrade openssl-docUpgrade libopenssl1_0_0-32bitUpgrade openssl1-docUpgrade libopenssl-develUpgrade libopenssl0_9_8-hmacUpgrade libopenssl1_0_0Upgrade libopenssl-fips-provider | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libssl0.9.8Upgrade libssl0.9.7 | Nov 8, 2024 | Sep 28, 2006 |
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