Amazon Linux AMI update for python-crypto



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-6594
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU11125

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6594

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists in the ElGamal implementation in PyCrypto due to generation of weak ElGamal key parameters by the source code in the lib/Crypto/PublicKey/ElGamal.py file. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

i686:
    python-crypto-debuginfo-2.6.1-1.15.amzn1.i686
    python27-crypto-2.6.1-1.15.amzn1.i686
    python26-crypto-2.6.1-1.15.amzn1.i686

src:
    python-crypto-2.6.1-1.15.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    python26-crypto-2.6.1-1.15.amzn1.x86_64
    python27-crypto-2.6.1-1.15.amzn1.x86_64
    python-crypto-debuginfo-2.6.1-1.15.amzn1.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2018-977.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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