CVE-2023-3817Excessive time spent checking DH q parameter value
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Issue summary: Checking excessively long DH keys or parameters may be very slow. Impact summary: Applications that use the functions DH_check(), DH_check_ex() or EVP_PKEY_param_check() to check a DH key or DH 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 function DH_check() performs various checks on DH parameters. After fixing CVE-2023-3446 it was discovered that a large q parameter value can also trigger an overly long computation during some of these checks. A correct q value, if present, cannot be larger than the modulus p parameter, thus it is unnecessary to perform these checks if q is larger than p. An application that calls DH_check() and supplies a key or parameters obtained from an untrusted source could be vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack. The function DH_check() is itself called by a number of other OpenSSL functions. An application calling any of those other functions may similarly be affected. The other functions affected by this are DH_check_ex() and EVP_PKEY_param_check(). Also vulnerable are the OpenSSL dhparam 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 not affected by this issue.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-606
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- openssl
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
OpenSSL OpenSSL openssl:openssl (from the name) | from 3.1.0 before 3.1.2; from 3.0.0 before 3.0.10; from 1.1.1 before 1.1.1v; from 1.0.2 before 1.0.2zi | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
openssl openssl openssl:openssl | from 3.0.0 before 3.0.10; from 3.1.0 before 3.1.2; 1.0.2; 1.0.2; 1.0.2; 1.0.2; 1.0.2a; 1.0.2b; and 62 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230731.txtvendor-advisory
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=6a1eb62c29db6cb5eec707f9338aee00f44e26f5patch, mailing-list
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=9002fd07327a91f35ba6c1307e71fa6fd4409b7fpatch, mailing-list
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=91ddeba0f2269b017dc06c46c993a788974b1aa5patch, mailing-list
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=869ad69aadd985c7b8ca6f4e5dd0eb274c9f3644patch, broken-link
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/31/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/06/2
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00019.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-08
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0014/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231027-0008/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-099606.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-915275.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-943925.html
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