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CVE-2000-1254 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-users&m=95961024500509
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/04/17
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90109
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035750
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db82b8f9bd432a59aea8e1014694e15fc457c2bb

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2000-1254
NVD Published Date:
05/04/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE