CVE-2017-3732

BN_mod_exp may produce incorrect results on x86_64

CVE-2017-3732 is fixed in Node.js 4 on 1 platform by Node.js 4 4.7.3 (version 4.7.3), released January 31, 2017. 1 other affected product has no fix yet. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.9
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.1540
96th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Node.js 4 4.7.3 Node.js 4 4.7.3 Jan 31, 2017
No fix yet
Node.js 7 (Windows apps) No fix yet no-fix n/a