medium4.2
CVE-2014-3591
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 ob…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnupg | Gnupg | before 1.4.19 |
| Gnupg | Libgcrypt | before 1.6.3 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 7.0, 8.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~tromer/radioexp/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3184
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3185
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000363.html
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000364.html
- http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~tromer/radioexp/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3184
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3185
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000363.html
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000364.html