msrc_cve-2020-36475
Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft
Published
2021-08-02 00:00
Modified
2025-09-03 22:06
Summary
An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS before 2.25.0 (and before 2.16.9 LTS and before 2.7.18 LTS). The calculations performed by mbedtls_mpi_exp_mod are not limited; thus, supplying overly large parameters could lead to denial of service when generating Diffie-Hellman key pairs.
Notes
Additional Resources
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Disclaimer
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