CVE-2019-1551

rsaz_512_sqr overflow bug on x86_64

Description

There is an overflow bug in the x64_64 Montgomery squaring procedure used in exponentiation with 512-bit moduli. No EC algorithms are affected. Analysis suggests that attacks against 2-prime RSA1024, 3-prime RSA1536, and DSA1024 as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely. Attacks against DH512 are considered just feasible. However, for an attack the target would have to re-use the DH512 private key, which is not recommended anyway. Also applications directly using the low level API BN_mod_exp may be affected if they use BN_FLG_CONSTTIME. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1e (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1d). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2u (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2t).

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.90% Top 15%
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Affected: OpenSSL OpenSSL
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References

Link Tags
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/39 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4594 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/46 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00030.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-10 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVEP3LAK4JSPRXFO4QF4GG2IVXADV3SO/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DDHOAATPWJCXRNFMJ2SASDBBNU5RJONY/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EXDDAOWSAIEFQNBHWYE6PPYFV4QXGMCD/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4376-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html third party advisory patch
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-09 third party advisory
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20191206.txt vendor advisory
https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=419102400a2811582a7a3d4a4e317d72e5ce0a8f
https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f1c5eea8a817075d31e43f5876993c6710238c98
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191210-0001/ third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155754/Slackware-Security-Advisory-openssl-Updates.html vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-03 third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4504-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html third party advisory patch
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-11 third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4855 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html third party advisory patch
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-10 third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00023.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-1551?
CVE-2019-1551 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-1551?
To fix CVE-2019-1551, 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-2019-1551 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-1551 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-1551?
CVE-2019-1551 affects OpenSSL OpenSSL.
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