CVE-2000-1254

high

Description

crypto/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.

References

https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db82b8f9bd432a59aea8e1014694e15fc457c2bb

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2000-1236

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035750

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90109

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/04/17

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039

http://marc.info/?l=openssl-users&m=95961024500509

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-05-05

Updated: 2026-05-06

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0085