CVE-2024-4603

Excessive time spent checking DSA keys and parameters

Published May 16, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6937-1 OpenSSL vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
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 bootstrap Os
Netapp brocade Fabric Operating System
Netapp c250
Netapp c250 Firmware
Netapp c400
Netapp c400 Firmware
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 Compute Node
Netapp management Services For Element Software And Netapp Hci
Netapp ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility
Netapp snapmanager
CPEs 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: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: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:bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 bootstrap Os
Netapp brocade Fabric Operating System
Netapp c250
Netapp c250 Firmware
Netapp c400
Netapp c400 Firmware
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 Compute Node
Netapp management Services For Element Software And Netapp Hci
Netapp ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility
Netapp snapmanager
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00067}

epss

{'score': 0.00072}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openssl
Openssl openssl
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openssl
Openssl openssl
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-606
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-834
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
openssl
Published
Updated
Oct 14, 2024, 2:56 PM
Reserved
May 7, 2024, 11:44 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 16, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified
Nov 9, 2026, 4:20 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 16, 2024, 12:00 AM