Description
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.
Exploits (1)
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Patch
https://go.dev/cl/515257
Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://go.dev/issue/61460
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/X0b6CsSAaYI/m/Efv5DbZ9AwAJ
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1987
Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230831-0010/
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
29.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-400
Status
published
Products (2)
golang/go
1.21.0 rc1 (3 CPE variants)
golang/go
< 1.19.12
Published
Aug 02, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026