CVE-2023-5678

EUVD-2023-57969
Issue summary: Generating excessively long X9.42 DH keys or checking
excessively long X9.42 DH keys or parameters may be very slow.

Impact summary: Applications that use the functions DH_generate_key() to
generate an X9.42 DH key may experience long delays.  Likewise, applications
that use DH_check_pub_key(), DH_check_pub_key_ex() or EVP_PKEY_public_check()
to check an X9.42 DH key or X9.42 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.

While DH_check() performs all the necessary checks (as of CVE-2023-3817),
DH_check_pub_key() doesn't make any of these checks, and is therefore
vulnerable for excessively large P and Q parameters.

Likewise, while DH_generate_key() performs a check for an excessively large
P, it doesn't check for an excessively large Q.

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

DH_generate_key() and DH_check_pub_key() are also 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_pub_key_ex(), EVP_PKEY_public_check(), and EVP_PKEY_generate().

Also vulnerable are the OpenSSL pkey command line application when using the
"-pubcheck" option, as well as the OpenSSL genpkey command line application.

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
NISTPrimary
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
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: 70%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
opensslopenssl
1.0.2 ≤
𝑥
< 1.0.2zj
opensslopenssl
1.1.1 ≤
𝑥
< 1.1.1x
opensslopenssl
3.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 3.0.13
opensslopenssl
3.1.0 ≤
𝑥
< 3.1.5
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
openssl
bookworm
3.0.15-1~deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
3.0.14-1~deb12u2
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
1.1.1w-0+deb11u2
fixed
buster
postponed
sid
3.3.2-2
fixed
trixie
3.3.2-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
edk2
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needed
jammy
needed
lunar
ignored
mantic
ignored
noble
needed
oracular
needed
trusty
ignored
xenial
needs-triage
nodejs
bionic
needs-triage
focal
not-affected
jammy
needed
lunar
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
noble
not-affected
oracular
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
xenial
needs-triage
openssl
bionic
Fixed 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.23+esm4
released
focal
Fixed 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.21
released
jammy
Fixed 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.14
released
lunar
ignored
mantic
Fixed 3.0.10-1ubuntu2.2
released
noble
Fixed 3.0.10-1ubuntu4
released
oracular
Fixed 3.0.10-1ubuntu4
released
trusty
not-affected
xenial
Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.20+esm11
released
openssl1.0
bionic
Fixed 1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.13+esm1
released
focal
dne
jammy
dne
lunar
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne