CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedOpenSSL versions prior to 1.4.9 are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack due to insufficient enforcement of time limits on key derivation function (KDF) iteration counts in file metadata. This flaw allows attackers to create files with excessively high KDF iteration counts, potentially leading to prolonged CPU resource consumption during password verification. Organizations using affected OpenSSL versions should prioritize patching to mitigate the risk of service disruption.
Public Exploit Signal
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Original NVD Description
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.9 fail to enforce a time ceiling on key derivation function iteration counts specified in file metadata. Attackers can craft files with extremely high KDF iteration counts to consume CPU resources for unbounded periods before password verification occurs.