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CVE-2014-3591

Published: Nov 29, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
NVD MITRE
4.2CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 57.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:PAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:PAttack Vector
Physical
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

gnupggnupg
LibraryLibrary
Security Products / pki-crypto
libgcryptgnupg
Library
Security Products / pki-crypto
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
LibgcryptGNUOSS Libraries
GnuPGGNUOSS Libraries
gnupgoss-projectSecurity Productsaka libgcrypt, libksba
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~tromer/radioexp/
cs.tau.ac.il
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3184
debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3185
debian.org
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Timeline

Published
Nov 29, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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