Information Exposure Affecting libgcrypt package, versions [,1.5.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBGCRYPT-2374566
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed10 Oct 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 10 Oct 2014

CVE-2014-5270  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libgcrypt to version 1.5.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure. Libgcrypt before 1.5.4, as used in GnuPG and other products, does not properly perform ciphertext normalization and ciphertext randomization, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to conduct key-extraction attacks by leveraging the ability to collect voltage data from exposed metal, a different vector than CVE-2013-4576.

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