High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 5, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

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.

Affected products

OpenSSL Project/OpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=0.9.5

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

marc.infonvd
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/04/17nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90109nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035750nvd

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