CVE-2014-3591

Public on 2015-08-04

Modified on 2015-08-04

Description

Libgcrypt before 1.6.3 and GnuPG before 1.4.19 does not implement ciphertext blinding for Elgamal decryption, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain the server's private key by determining factors using crafted ciphertext and the fluctuations in the electromagnetic field during multiplication.

Severity

Low

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CVSS v3 Base Score

1.2

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory
Amazon Linux 1	libgcrypt	2015-08-04	ALAS-2015-577

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv2	1.2	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD	CVSSv2	1.9	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD	CVSSv3	4.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2014-3591 Mitre: CVE-2014-3591