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CVE-2012-2417

Public on 2012-06-11
Modified on 2014-09-14
Description

PyCrypto before 2.6 does not produce appropriate prime numbers when using an ElGamal scheme to generate a key, which reduces the signature space or public key space and makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force attacks to obtain the private key.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.0
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 python-crypto 2012-06-11 10:27 ALAS-2012-86

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 4.0 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N