GitHub Advisoryadvisory · RubyGems
GHSA-6h88-qjpv-p32m OpenSSL gem for Ruby using inadequate encryption strength
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2016-7798
- Ecosystem
- RubyGems
- Packages
- openssl
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-326
- Reviewed
- 2020-06-16
Affected packages
• RubyGems openssl: < 2.0.0 → fixed in 2.0.0
Description
The OpenSSL gem for Ruby uses the same initialization vector (IV) in GCM Mode (aes-*-gcm) when the IV is set before the key, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption protection mechanism.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2016-7798 The openssl gem for Ruby uses the same initialization vector (IV) in GCM Mode (aes-*-gcm) when the IV is set before the key, which makes it… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7798 advisory
- https://github.com/ruby/openssl/issues/49 web
- https://github.com/ruby/openssl/commit/8108e0a6db133f3375608303fdd2083eb5115062 web
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6h88-qjpv-p32m advisory
- https://github.com/ruby/openssl package
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/openssl/CVE-2016-7798.yml web
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html web
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210121065227/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93031/info web
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/19/9 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/6 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/01/2 web