Loading HuntDB...

GHSA-xc82-5m89-g4jv

GitHub Security Advisory

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE Has CVE

Advisory Details

Extremely large RSA keys in certificate chains can cause a client/server to expend significant CPU time verifying signatures. With fix, the size of RSA keys transmitted during handshakes is restricted to <= 8192 bits. Based on a survey of publicly trusted RSA keys, there are currently only three certificates in circulation with keys larger than this, and all three appear to be test certificates that are not actively deployed. It is possible there are larger keys in use in private PKIs, but we target the web PKI, so causing breakage here in the interests of increasing the default safety of users of crypto/tls seems reasonable.

Related CVEs

Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-xc82-5m89-g4jv
Published
August 2, 2023 9:30 PM
Last Modified
November 25, 2023 12:30 PM
CVSS Score
5.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Unknown
Primary Package
Unknown
GitHub Reviewed
✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: July 18, 2025 6:27 AM

Data from GitHub Advisory Database. This information is provided for research and educational purposes.