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High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 5, 2016· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2000-1254

CVE-2000-1254

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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  • OpenSSL Project/OpenSSL2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.9.5
    • (no CPE)range: <0.9.6

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