vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-6594: PyCrypto: Weak key generation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Feb 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2020 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 3, 2018
Added
Aug 4, 2020
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
lib/Crypto/PublicKey/ElGamal.py in PyCrypto through 2.6.1 generates weak ElGamal key parameters, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading ciphertext data (i.e., it does not have semantic security in face of a ciphertext-only attack). The Decisional Diffie-Hellman (DDH) assumption does not hold for PyCrypto's ElGamal implementation.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-python-pycrypto
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