CVE-2014-5270

low
Published 2014-10-10 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

Libgcrypt before 1.5.4, as used in GnuPG and other products, does not properly perform ciphertext normalization and ciphertext randomization, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to conduct key-extraction attacks by leveraging the ability to collect voltage data from exposed metal, a different vector than CVE-2013-4576.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5270

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q3/000352.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1.6.0-2
debian debianbullseyefixed1.6.0-2
debian debianforkyfixed1.6.0-2
debian debiansidfixed1.6.0-2
debian debiantrixiefixed1.6.0-2
debian debian7.0affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
gnupglibgcrypt{"endIncluding":"1.5.3"}
gnupglibgcrypt1.4.0
gnupglibgcrypt1.4.3
gnupglibgcrypt1.4.4
gnupglibgcrypt1.4.5
gnupglibgcrypt1.4.6
gnupglibgcrypt1.5.0
gnupglibgcrypt1.5.1
gnupglibgcrypt1.5.2

References

CWEs

CWE-200

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.