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 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-perlUpgrade openssl-develUpgrade opensslUpgrade openssl-static | May 13, 2016 | Sep 28, 2006 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libopenssl1_0_0-32bitUpgrade libopenssl0_9_8-hmacUpgrade libopenssl-fips-providerUpgrade libopenssl0_9_8-hmac-32bitUpgrade openssl1-docUpgrade libopenssl0_9_8-32bitUpgrade openssl-docUpgrade libopenssl0_9_8Upgrade libopenssl-develUpgrade libopenssl1_0_0Upgrade opensslUpgrade libopenssl1-develUpgrade libopenssl0_9_8-x86Upgrade openssl1 | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libssl0.9.8Upgrade libssl0.9.7 | Nov 8, 2024 | Sep 28, 2006 |
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