CVE-2012-2417
python-crypto - programming error
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.1%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-2417
To remediate CVE-2012-2417, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/python-crypto—upgrade to 2.1.0-2+squeeze1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.6 or later
- —upgrade to 9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2 or later
Is CVE-2012-2417 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.1.0-2+squeeze1
- from 0, < 2.6
- from 0, < 9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2 | from 0, < 2.6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | 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 |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |