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CVE-2017-3732

MEDIUMCVSS 5.9/10EPSS 15.93%

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CVE-2017-3732 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. There is a carry propagating bug in the x86_64 Montgomery squaring procedure in OpenSSL 1.0.2 before 1.0.2k and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0d. No EC algorithms are affected. EPSS estimates a 15.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

There is a carry propagating bug in the x86_64 Montgomery squaring procedure in OpenSSL 1.0.2 before 1.0.2k and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0d. No EC algorithms are affected. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely. Attacks against DH are considered just feasible (although very difficult) because most of the work necessary to deduce information about a private key may be performed offline. The amount of resources required for such an attack would be very significant and likely only accessible to a limited number of attackers. An attacker would additionally need online access to an unpatched system using the target private key in a scenario with persistent DH parameters and a private key that is shared between multiple clients. For example this can occur by default in OpenSSL DHE based SSL/TLS ciphersuites. Note: This issue is very similar to CVE-2015-3193 but must be treated as a separate problem.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.9/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability
15.93%

96.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
OpensslOpenssl1.0.2
OpensslOpenssl1.0.2a
OpensslOpenssl1.0.2b
OpensslOpenssl1.0.2c
OpensslOpenssl1.0.2d
OpensslOpenssl1.0.2e
OpensslOpenssl1.0.2f
OpensslOpenssl1.0.2h
OpensslOpenssl1.0.2i
OpensslOpenssl1.1.0a
OpensslOpenssl1.1.0b
OpensslOpenssl1.1.0c
NodejsNode.Js>= 4.0.0, <= 4.1.2
NodejsNode.Js>= 4.2.0, < 4.7.3
NodejsNode.Js>= 5.0.0, <= 5.12.0
NodejsNode.Js>= 6.0.0, <= 6.8.1
NodejsNode.Js>= 6.9.0, < 6.9.5
NodejsNode.Js>= 7.0.0, < 7.5.0

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-3732?
There is a carry propagating bug in the x86_64 Montgomery squaring procedure in OpenSSL 1.0.2 before 1.0.2k and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0d. No EC algorithms are affected. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely. Attacks against DH are considered just feasible (although very difficult) because most of the work necessary to deduce information about a private key may be performed offline. The amount of resources required for such an attack would be very significant and likely only accessible to a limited number of attackers. An attacker would additionally need online access to an unpatched system using the target private key in a scenario with persistent DH parameters and a private key that is shared between multiple clients. For example this can occur by default in OpenSSL DHE based SSL/TLS ciphersuites. Note: This issue is very similar to CVE-2015-3193 but must be treated as a separate problem.
How severe is CVE-2017-3732?
CVE-2017-3732 has a CVSS score of 5.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 15.93% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3732?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST