CVE-2024-4603
OpenSSL DSA Key Checking Slowdown Vulnerability
Description
Issue summary: Checking excessively long DSA keys or parameters may be very slow. Impact summary: Applications that use the functions EVP_PKEY_param_check() or EVP_PKEY_public_check() to check a DSA public key or DSA parameters may experience long delays. Where the key or parameters that are being checked have been obtained from an untrusted source this may lead to a Denial of Service. The functions EVP_PKEY_param_check() or EVP_PKEY_public_check() perform various checks on DSA parameters. Some of those computations take a long time if the modulus (`p` parameter) is too large. Trying to use a very large modulus is slow and OpenSSL will not allow using public keys with a modulus which is over 10,000 bits in length for signature verification. However the key and parameter check functions do not limit the modulus size when performing the checks. An application that calls EVP_PKEY_param_check() or EVP_PKEY_public_check() and supplies a key or parameters obtained from an untrusted source could be vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack. These functions are not called by OpenSSL itself on untrusted DSA keys so only applications that directly call these functions may be vulnerable. Also vulnerable are the OpenSSL pkey and pkeyparam command line applications when using the `-check` option. 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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 16, 2024, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 14, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-4603 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/16/2 Removed Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0001/ Added CWE OpenSSL Software Foundation CWE-606 -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 13, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-834 Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0001/ [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 10, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/16/2 [No types assigned] -
CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 16, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Issue summary: Checking excessively long DSA keys or parameters may be very slow. Impact summary: Applications that use the functions EVP_PKEY_param_check() or EVP_PKEY_public_check() to check a DSA public key or DSA parameters may experience long delays. Where the key or parameters that are being checked have been obtained from an untrusted source this may lead to a Denial of Service. The functions EVP_PKEY_param_check() or EVP_PKEY_public_check() perform various checks on DSA parameters. Some of those computations take a long time if the modulus (`p` parameter) is too large. Trying to use a very large modulus is slow and OpenSSL will not allow using public keys with a modulus which is over 10,000 bits in length for signature verification. However the key and parameter check functions do not limit the modulus size when performing the checks. An application that calls EVP_PKEY_param_check() or EVP_PKEY_public_check() and supplies a key or parameters obtained from an untrusted source could be vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack. These functions are not called by OpenSSL itself on untrusted DSA keys so only applications that directly call these functions may be vulnerable. Also vulnerable are the OpenSSL pkey and pkeyparam command line applications when using the `-check` option. 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. Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20240516.txt [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/3559e868e58005d15c6013a0c1fd832e51c73397 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/9c39b3858091c152f52513c066ff2c5a47969f0d [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/da343d0605c826ef197aceedc67e8e04f065f740 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/53ea06486d296b890d565fb971b2764fcd826e7e [No types assigned]
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