CVE-2015-0837
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CVE-2015-0837 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. The mpi_powm function in Libgcrypt before 1.6.3 and GnuPG before 1.4.19 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging timing differences when accessing a pre-computed table during modular exponentiation, related to a "Last-Level Cache Side-Channel Attack.". EPSS estimates a 1.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The mpi_powm function in Libgcrypt before 1.6.3 and GnuPG before 1.4.19 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging timing differences when accessing a pre-computed table during modular exponentiation, related to a "Last-Level Cache Side-Channel Attack."
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnupg | Gnupg | < 1.4.19 |
| Gnupg | Libgcrypt | < 1.6.3 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3184Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3185Third Party Advisory
- https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7163050Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000363.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000364.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3184Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3185Third Party Advisory
- https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7163050Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000363.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000364.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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