Vulnerability in Gnupg Libgcrypt

CVE-2019-12904

In Libgcrypt 1.8.4, the C implementation of AES is vulnerable to a flush-and-reload side-channel attack because physical addresses are available to other processes. (The C implementation is used on platforms where an assembly-language impl…

EPSS: 0.021 (79.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12904?
CVE-2019-12904 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnupg Libgcrypt, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-06-20.
How severe is CVE-2019-12904?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-12904 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.