#VU11125 Information disclosure in PyCrypto - CVE-2018-6594
Published: March 16, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11125
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PyCrypto
PyCrypto
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
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.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.