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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 space or public key space and makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force attacks to obtain the private key.

Published

2012-06-17T03:41:40.763

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-310
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application dlitz pycrypto ≤ 2.5 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 1.0.0 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 1.0.1 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 1.0.2 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 1.1 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 1.9 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 1.9 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 1.9 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 1.9 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 1.9 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 1.9 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 2.0 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 2.0.1 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 2.1.0 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 2.1.0 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 2.1.0 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 2.1.0 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 2.2 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 2.3 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 2.4 Yes
Application dlitz pycrypto 2.4.1 Yes
References