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Description
Math/PrimeField.php in phpseclib has an infinite loop with composite primefields. This vulnerability was introduced in version 3.0.0, and has been patched in 3.0.19. The CVE for this issue originally identified the the vulnerable version as 2.x, however, the vulnerable functionality was not introduced until version 3.
Basic information
Type
reviewed
Severity
high Advisory on GitHub
Open advisory ↗ Repository advisory
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Source code
Browse source ↗ Published (advisory)
2023-03-03 06:30:17 UTC
Updated
2025-03-06 21:36:14 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2023-03-03 23:01:05 UTC
NVD published
2023-03-03
EPSS Score
Score
Percentile
0.27%
50.20%
CVSS Scores
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
7.5
3.1
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
CWEs
CWE id
Name
CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Affected packages (1)
Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.
Ecosystem
Package
Vulnerable range
First patched
Vulnerable functions
composer
phpseclib/phpseclib >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.19
3.0.19
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