Cryptographic issues in OpenSSL - CVE-2019-1551
Published: December 8, 2019 / Updated: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23451
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1551
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenSSL Software Foundation
Affected software:
OpenSSL
OpenSSL
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an overflow issue within the rsaz_512_sqr(): the x64_64 Montgomery squaring procedure used in exponentiation with 512-bit moduli. A remote attacker can perform an attack against DH512 keys.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1551
Install update from vendor's website.