Libgcrypt before 1.6.5 does not properly perform elliptic-point curve multiplication during decryption, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to extract ECDH keys by measuring electromagnetic emanations.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 2
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade libgcrypt | Aug 30, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libgcrypt20 | Feb 15, 2016 | Feb 15, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade libgcrypt | Dec 10, 2025 | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-libs/libgcrypt. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade system/library/security/libgcrypt to version 1.7.8-0.175.3.25.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Nov 30, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libgcrypt20-32bitUpgrade sles12sp1-docker-imageUpgrade libgcrypt20-hmac-32bitUpgrade libgcrypt20Upgrade libgcrypt-develUpgrade libgcrypt20-hmacUpgrade sles12-docker-image | Apr 19, 2016 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libgcrypt20Upgrade libgcrypt11 | Feb 15, 2016 | Feb 15, 2016 |
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