Vulnerability in Openssl

CVE-2023-5678

Issue summary: Generating excessively long X9.42 DH keys or checking excessively long X9.42 DH keys or parameters may be very slow. Impact summary: Applications that use the functions DH_generate_key() to generate an X9.42 DH key may expe…

EPSS: 0.005 (67.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

  • Openssl — versions 1.0.2, 1.1.1, 3.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5678?
CVE-2023-5678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openssl, classified under CWE-606. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-5678?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5678 known to be exploited?
42 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.