CVE-2017-3736

Description

There is a carry propagating bug in the x86_64 Montgomery squaring procedure in OpenSSL before 1.0.2m and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0g. No EC algorithms are affected. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely. Attacks against DH are considered just feasible (although very difficult) because most of the work necessary to deduce information about a private key may be performed offline. The amount of resources required for such an attack would be very significant and likely only accessible to a limited number of attackers. An attacker would additionally need online access to an unpatched system using the target private key in a scenario with persistent DH parameters and a private key that is shared between multiple clients. This only affects processors that support the BMI1, BMI2 and ADX extensions like Intel Broadwell (5th generation) and later or AMD Ryzen.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.77% Top 10%
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Affected: OpenSSL Software Foundation OpenSSL
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References

Link Tags
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171107-0002/ third party advisory issue tracking
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2185 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/4443cf7aa0099e5ce615c18cee249fff77fb0871 third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2186 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html third party advisory patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2713 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4018 vendor advisory third party advisory issue tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-03 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0998 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2575 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-15 third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101666 third party advisory vdb entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2568 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20171102.txt vendor advisory issue tracking
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4017 vendor advisory third party advisory issue tracking
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-14 third party advisory issue tracking
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:11.openssl.asc third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039727 third party advisory vdb entry
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03881en_us third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2187 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180117-0002/ third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-3736?
CVE-2017-3736 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-3736?
To fix CVE-2017-3736, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-3736 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-3736 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-3736?
CVE-2017-3736 affects OpenSSL Software Foundation OpenSSL.
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