Resource Exhaustion Affecting php-phpseclib3 package, versions <3.0.52-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-PHPPHPSECLIB3-17082634
  • published29 May 2026
  • disclosed12 May 2026

Introduced: 12 May 2026

CVE-2026-44167  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:14 php-phpseclib3 to version 3.0.52-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php-phpseclib3 package and not the php-phpseclib3 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

phpseclib is a PHP secure communications library. Prior to 1.0.29, 2.0.54, and 3.0.52, anyone loading untrusted ASN1 files (eg. X509 certificates, RSA PKCS8 private or public keys, etc). This is a bypass of CVE-2024-27355. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.29, 2.0.54, and 3.0.52.