High severity · published May 5, 2016
CVE-2000-1254
crypto/rsa/rsa_gen.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.6 mishandles C bitwise-shift operations that exceed the size of an expression, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat…
7.5
CVSS
3.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
crypto/rsa/rsa_gen.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.6 mishandles C bitwise-shift operations that exceed the size of an expression, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging improper RSA key generation on 64-bit HP-UX platforms.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.1% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openssl · Openssl
through 0.9.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1254
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1254
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-users&m=95961024500509
www-01.ibm.com
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/04/17
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90109
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035750
git.openssl.org
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db82b8f9bd432a59aea8e1014694e15fc457c2bb
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