Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
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| Name | CVE-2012-2417 | First vendor Publication | 2012-06-16 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2017-08-29 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| 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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2417 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-310 | Cryptographic Issues |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17796 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17796 | ||
| Title: | USN-1484-1 -- python-crypto vulnerability | ||
| Description: | PyCrypto improperly created ElGamal encryption keys. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-1484-1 CVE-2012-2417 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 12.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.04 | Product(s): | python-crypto |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19657 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19657 | ||
| Title: | DSA-2502-1 python-crypto - programming error | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that that the ElGamal code in PythonCrypto, a collection of cryptographic algorithms and protocols for Python used insecure insufficient prime numbers in key generation, which lead to a weakened signature or public key space, allowing easier brute force attacks on such keys. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-2502-1 CVE-2012-2417 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 6.0 | Product(s): | python-crypto |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012-08-30 | Name : Fedora Update for python-crypto FEDORA-2012-8392 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2012_8392_python-crypto_fc17.nasl |
| 2012-08-10 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2502-1 (python-crypto) File : nvt/deb_2502_1.nasl |
| 2012-08-10 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: py-pycrypto File : nvt/freebsd_py-pycrypto0.nasl |
| 2012-08-10 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-23 (pycrypto) File : nvt/glsa_201206_23.nasl |
| 2012-07-30 | Name : Mandriva Update for python-pycrypto MDVSA-2012:117 (python-pycrypto) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2012_117.nasl |
| 2012-07-03 | Name : Ubuntu Update for python-crypto USN-1484-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1484_1.nasl |
| 2012-06-04 | Name : Fedora Update for python-crypto FEDORA-2012-8470 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2012_8470_python-crypto_fc16.nasl |
| 2012-06-04 | Name : Fedora Update for python-crypto FEDORA-2012-8490 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2012_8490_python-crypto_fc15.nasl |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2012-367.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-04 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2012-86.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-04-20 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2013-120.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-09-06 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2012-117.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-2502.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-29 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-1484-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-26 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_f45c0049be7211e1a2840023ae8e59f0.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-25 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201206-23.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-04 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2012-8392.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-04 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2012-8470.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-04 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2012-8490.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
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| 2021-05-05 01:10:30 |
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| 2014-02-17 11:10:21 |
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