Information disclosure in Gnupg
CVE-2016-6313
The mixing functions in the random number generator in Libgcrypt before 1.5.6, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and 1.7.x before 1.7.3 and GnuPG before 1.4.21 make it easier for attackers to obtain the values of 160 bits by leveraging knowledge of the…
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.027 (86.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Gnupg
- Gnupg Libgcrypt — versions 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- DSA-3650 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- GLSA-201612-01 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- USN-3064-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- DSA-3649 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- GLSA-201610-04 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- 1036635 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- [gnupg-announce] 20160817 [Announce] Security fixes for Libgcrypt and GnuPG 1.4 [CVE-2016-6316] (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- RHSA-2016:2674 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- 92527 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6313?
- CVE-2016-6313 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnupg, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6313?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-6313 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.