GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-v367-p58w-98h5 PyCrypto makes Use of Insufficiently Random Values
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2012-2417
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Packages
- PyCrypto
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Reviewed
- 2024-04-30
Affected packages
• PyPI PyCrypto: < 2.6 → fixed in 2.6
Description
PyCrypto before 2.6 does not produce appropriate prime numbers when using an ElGamal scheme to generate a key, which reduces the signature space or public key space and makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force attacks to obtain the private key.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2012-2417 PyCrypto before 2.6 does not produce appropriate prime numbers when using an ElGamal scheme to generate a key, which reduces the signature… vulnerability
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2417 advisory
- https://github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto/commit/9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2 web
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164 web
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75871 web
- https://github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto package
- https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/blob/373ea760f21701b162e8c4912a66928ee30d401a/ChangeLog web
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pycrypto/PYSEC-2012-16.yaml web
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083589 web
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140724111917/http://secunia.com/advisories/49263 web
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228184120/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53687 web
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081713.html web
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081759.html web
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081789.html web
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2502 web
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:117 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/1 web