phpseclib up to 1.0.28/2.0.53/3.0.51 ASN.1 File resource consumption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpseclib up to 1.0.28/2.0.53/3.0.51. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component ASN.1 File Handler. This manipulation causes resource consumption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-44167. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability has been found in phpseclib up to 1.0.28/2.0.53/3.0.51 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component ASN.1 File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-44167 since 05/05/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 325133 (Debian dla-4670 : php-phpseclib - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.0.29, 2.0.54 or 3.0.52 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch d53d2021bcb9f6a04d5d44ec99e6bbef219a71bc is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (325133). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Name

• phpseclib

Version

• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.0.6
• 1.0.7
• 1.0.8
• 1.0.9
• 1.0.10
• 1.0.11
• 1.0.12
• 1.0.13
• 1.0.14
• 1.0.15
• 1.0.16
• 1.0.17
• 1.0.18
• 1.0.19
• 1.0.20
• 1.0.21
• 1.0.22
• 1.0.23
• 1.0.24
• 1.0.25
• 1.0.26
• 1.0.27
• 1.0.28
• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.4
• 2.0.5
• 2.0.6
• 2.0.7
• 2.0.8
• 2.0.9
• 2.0.10
• 2.0.11
• 2.0.12
• 2.0.13
• 2.0.14
• 2.0.15
• 2.0.16
• 2.0.17
• 2.0.18
• 2.0.19
• 2.0.20
• 2.0.21
• 2.0.22
• 2.0.23
• 2.0.24
• 2.0.25
• 2.0.26
• 2.0.27
• 2.0.28
• 2.0.29
• 2.0.30
• 2.0.31
• 2.0.32
• 2.0.33
• 2.0.34
• 2.0.35
• 2.0.36
• 2.0.37
• 2.0.38
• 2.0.39
• 2.0.40
• 2.0.41
• 2.0.42
• 2.0.43
• 2.0.44
• 2.0.45
• 2.0.46
• 2.0.47
• 2.0.48
• 2.0.49
• 2.0.50
• 2.0.51
• 2.0.52
• 2.0.53
• 3.0.0
• 3.0.1
• 3.0.2
• 3.0.3
• 3.0.4
• 3.0.5
• 3.0.6
• 3.0.7
• 3.0.8
• 3.0.9
• 3.0.10
• 3.0.11
• 3.0.12
• 3.0.13
• 3.0.14
• 3.0.15
• 3.0.16
• 3.0.17
• 3.0.18
• 3.0.19
• 3.0.20
• 3.0.21
• 3.0.22
• 3.0.23
• 3.0.24
• 3.0.25
• 3.0.26
• 3.0.27
• 3.0.28
• 3.0.29
• 3.0.30
• 3.0.31
• 3.0.32
• 3.0.33
• 3.0.34
• 3.0.35
• 3.0.36
• 3.0.37
• 3.0.38
• 3.0.39
• 3.0.40
• 3.0.41
• 3.0.42
• 3.0.43
• 3.0.44
• 3.0.45
• 3.0.46
• 3.0.47
• 3.0.48
• 3.0.49
• 3.0.50
• 3.0.51

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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