CVE-2012-2417

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.
References
Link Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081713.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081759.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081789.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49263 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2502
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:117
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/1
http://www.osvdb.org/82279
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53687
https://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75871
https://github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto/commit/9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2 Exploit Patch
https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/blob/373ea760f21701b162e8c4912a66928ee30d401a/ChangeLog
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083589
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081713.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081759.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081789.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49263 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2502
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:117
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/1
http://www.osvdb.org/82279
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53687
https://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75871
https://github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto/commit/9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2 Exploit Patch
https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/blob/373ea760f21701b162e8c4912a66928ee30d401a/ChangeLog
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083589
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.1:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2012-06-17 03:41

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51


NVD link : CVE-2012-2417

Mitre link : CVE-2012-2417

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-2417


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Products Affected

dlitz

  • pycrypto
CWE
CWE-310

Cryptographic Issues