CVE-2000-1254

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Summary

CVECVE-2000-1254
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-05 01:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptioncrypto/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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openssl Openssl All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
'64 bit problem in RSA_generate_key in 0.9.5a' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.openssl.org
oss-security - broken RSA keys af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, OpenVPN and GNU glibc affect IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
OpenSSL CVE-2000-1254 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
OpenSSL *RSA_generate_key() Bit-shifting Flaw Lets Remote Users Access Data on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit MITRE git.openssl.org
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