Phpseclib needs guardrails on large binaryfield integers
Impact
Anyone loading untrusted ASN1 files (eg. X509 certificates, RSA PKCS8 private or public keys, etc)
Patches
https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/commit/964d78101a70305df33f442f5490f0adb3b7e77f
Workarounds
No.
References
https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/commit/964d78101a70305df33f442f5490f0adb3b7e77f https://www.usenix.org/system/files/usenixsecurity25-shi-bing.pdf
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | phpseclib/phpseclib | >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.34 | 3.0.34 |
References
- https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/security/advisories/GHSA-2f25-pfq3-c7h8
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49316
- https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/commit/964d78101a70305df33f442f5490f0adb3b7e77f
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/phpseclib/phpseclib/CVE-2023-49316.yaml
- https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib
- https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/releases/tag/3.0.34
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400, CWE-834- Platform
- Composer
- Package
phpseclib/phpseclib- Disclosed
- 08.05.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-2f25-pfq3-c7h8 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: phpseclib/phpseclib
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 11
- First → latest
- 04.2021 09.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 8
- Medium 2
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 8
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