a long time.
Impact summary: Applications that use the function EVP_PKEY_public_check()
to check RSA public keys may experience long delays. Where the key that
is being checked has been obtained from an untrusted source this may lead
to a Denial of Service.
When function EVP_PKEY_public_check() is called on RSA public keys,
a computation is done to confirm that the RSA modulus, n, is composite.
For valid RSA keys, n is a product of two or more large primes and this
computation completes quickly. However, if n is an overly large prime,
then this computation would take a long time.
An application that calls EVP_PKEY_public_check() and supplies an RSA key
obtained from an untrusted source could be vulnerable to a Denial of Service
attack.
The function EVP_PKEY_public_check() is not called from other OpenSSL
functions however it is called from the OpenSSL pkey command line
application. For that reason that application is also vulnerable if used
with the '-pubin' and '-check' options on untrusted data.
The OpenSSL SSL/TLS implementation is not affected by this issue.
The OpenSSL 3.0 and 3.1 FIPS providers are affected by this issue.
Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.
Tracking
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| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6622-1 | OpenSSL vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7894-1 | EDK II vulnerabilities |
Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:15:00 +0000
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|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Netapp
Netapp 500f Netapp 500f Firmware Netapp 8300 Netapp 8300 Firmware Netapp 8700 Netapp 8700 Firmware Netapp a250 Netapp a250 Firmware Netapp a400 Netapp a400 Firmware Netapp a700s Netapp a700s Firmware Netapp brocade Fabric Operating System Netapp c250 Netapp c250 Firmware Netapp c400 Netapp c400 Firmware Netapp e-series Santricity Os Controller Netapp h300s Netapp h300s Firmware Netapp h410c Netapp h410c Firmware Netapp h410s Netapp h410s Firmware Netapp h500s Netapp h500s Firmware Netapp h610c Netapp h610c Firmware Netapp h610s Netapp h610s Firmware Netapp h615c Netapp h615c Firmware Netapp h700s Netapp h700s Firmware Netapp hci Bootstrap Os Netapp hci Compute Node Netapp management Services For Element Software And Netapp Hci Netapp ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility Netapp snapmanager Openssl Openssl openssl Siemens Siemens scalance Wab762-1 Siemens scalance Wab762-1 Firmware Siemens scalance Wam763-1 Siemens scalance Wam763-1 Firmware Siemens scalance Wam766-1 Siemens scalance Wam766-1 Firmware Siemens scalance Wub762-1 Siemens scalance Wub762-1 Firmware Siemens scalance Wub762-1 Ifeatures Siemens scalance Wub762-1 Ifeatures Firmware Siemens scalance Wum763-1 Siemens scalance Wum763-1 Firmware Siemens scalance Wum766-1 Siemens scalance Wum766-1 Firmware Siemens simatic S7-1500 Tm Mfp Siemens simatic S7-1500 Tm Mfp Firmware Siemens sinec Ins Siemens sinec Nms |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:netapp:management_services_for_element_software_and_netapp_hci:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:*:*:*:*:hyper-v:*:* cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp2_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp2_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_nms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_nms:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:500f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:8300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:8700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:a250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:a400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:a700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:c250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:c400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h610c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h610s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h615c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_wab762-1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_wam763-1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_wam766-1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_wub762-1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_wub762-1_ifeatures:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_wum763-1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_wum766-1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:500f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:8300_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:8700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:a250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:a400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:a700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:brocade_fabric_operating_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:c250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:c400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h615c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_wab762-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_wam763-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_wam766-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_wub762-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_wub762-1_ifeatures_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_wum763-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_wum766-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Vendors & Products |
Netapp
Netapp 500f Netapp 500f Firmware Netapp 8300 Netapp 8300 Firmware Netapp 8700 Netapp 8700 Firmware Netapp a250 Netapp a250 Firmware Netapp a400 Netapp a400 Firmware Netapp a700s Netapp a700s Firmware Netapp brocade Fabric Operating System Netapp c250 Netapp c250 Firmware Netapp c400 Netapp c400 Firmware Netapp e-series Santricity Os Controller Netapp h300s Netapp h300s Firmware Netapp h410c Netapp h410c Firmware Netapp h410s Netapp h410s Firmware Netapp h500s Netapp h500s Firmware Netapp h610c Netapp h610c Firmware Netapp h610s Netapp h610s Firmware Netapp h615c Netapp h615c Firmware Netapp h700s Netapp h700s Firmware Netapp hci Bootstrap Os Netapp hci Compute Node Netapp management Services For Element Software And Netapp Hci Netapp ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility Netapp snapmanager Openssl Openssl openssl Siemens Siemens scalance Wab762-1 Siemens scalance Wab762-1 Firmware Siemens scalance Wam763-1 Siemens scalance Wam763-1 Firmware Siemens scalance Wam766-1 Siemens scalance Wam766-1 Firmware Siemens scalance Wub762-1 Siemens scalance Wub762-1 Firmware Siemens scalance Wub762-1 Ifeatures Siemens scalance Wub762-1 Ifeatures Firmware Siemens scalance Wum763-1 Siemens scalance Wum763-1 Firmware Siemens scalance Wum766-1 Siemens scalance Wum766-1 Firmware Siemens simatic S7-1500 Tm Mfp Siemens simatic S7-1500 Tm Mfp Firmware Siemens sinec Ins Siemens sinec Nms |
Tue, 12 May 2026 11:30:00 +0000
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epss
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epss
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Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000
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Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:45:00 +0000
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Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:15:00 +0000
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ssvc
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Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-606 |
Subscriptions
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: openssl
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-14T22:15:15.166Z
Reserved: 2023-11-21T10:16:34.346Z
Link: CVE-2023-6237
Updated: 2024-08-02T08:21:18.096Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-04-25T07:15:45.270
Modified: 2026-11-10T14:05:10.233
Link: CVE-2023-6237
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