Information disclosure in Gnupg Libgcrypt
CVE-2017-0379
Libgcrypt before 1.8.1 does not properly consider Curve25519 side-channel attacks, which makes it easier for attackers to discover a secret key, related to cipher/ecc.c and mpi/ec.c.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.019 (83.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Gnupg Libgcrypt
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- N/a Libgcrypt — versions libgcrypt
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@debian.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@debian.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@debian.org (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-0379?
- CVE-2017-0379 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnupg Libgcrypt, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-29.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0379?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.