CVE-2023-3446

Issue summary: Checking excessively long DH keys or parameters may be very slow.

Impact summary: Applications that use the functions DH_check(), DH_check_ex()
or EVP_PKEY_param_check() to check a DH key or DH 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 function DH_check() performs various checks on DH parameters. One of those
checks confirms that the modulus ('p' parameter) is not too large. Trying to use
a very large modulus is slow and OpenSSL will not normally use a modulus which
is over 10,000 bits in length.

However the DH_check() function checks numerous aspects of the key or parameters
that have been supplied. Some of those checks use the supplied modulus value
even if it has already been found to be too large.

An application that calls DH_check() and supplies a key or parameters obtained
from an untrusted source could be vulernable to a Denial of Service attack.

The function DH_check() is itself called by a number of other OpenSSL functions.
An application calling any of those other functions may similarly be affected.
The other functions affected by this are DH_check_ex() and
EVP_PKEY_param_check().

Also vulnerable are the OpenSSL dhparam 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 not affected by this issue.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.3 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
opensslCNA
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CVEADP
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CISA-ADPADP
5.3 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 72%
VendorProductVersion
opensslopenssl
1.0.2
opensslopenssl
1.1.1
opensslopenssl
3.0.0
opensslopenssl
3.1.0
opensslopenssl
3.1.1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
openssl
bullseye
1.1.1w-0+deb11u1
fixed
bullseye (security)
1.1.1w-0+deb11u2
fixed
bookworm
3.0.15-1~deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
3.0.14-1~deb12u2
fixed
sid
3.3.2-2
fixed
trixie
3.3.2-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
edk2
oracular
needed
noble
needed
mantic
ignored
lunar
ignored
kinetic
ignored
jammy
needed
focal
needed
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
trusty
ignored
nodejs
oracular
not-affected
noble
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
jammy
needed
focal
not-affected
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
trusty
not-affected
openssl
oracular
not-affected
noble
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
lunar
Fixed 3.0.8-1ubuntu1.4
released
kinetic
ignored
jammy
Fixed 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.12
released
focal
Fixed 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.20
released
bionic
Fixed 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.23+esm3
released
xenial
Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.20+esm10
released
trusty
Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm10
released
openssl1.0
oracular
dne
noble
dne
mantic
dne
lunar
dne
kinetic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
Fixed 1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.13+esm1
released
xenial
dne
trusty
dne