CVE-2017-0379
Description
Libgcrypt before 1.8.1 does not properly consider Curve25519 side-channel attacks, which makes it easier for attackers to discover a secret key, related to cipher/ecc.c and mpi/ec.c.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Mitigation details
CVE-2017-0379 NameCVE-2017-0379 DescriptionLibgcrypt before 1.8.1 does not properly consider Curve25519 side-channel attacks, which makes it easier for attackers to discover a secret key, related to cipher/ecc.c and mpi/ec.c. SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)…
CVE-2017-0379
| Name | CVE-2017-0379 |
| Description | Libgcrypt before 1.8.1 does not properly consider Curve25519 side-channel attacks, which makes it easier for attackers to discover a secret key, related to cipher/ecc.c and mpi/ec.c. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3959-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 873383 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libgcrypt20 (PTS) | bullseye | 1.8.7-6 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.10.1-3 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 1.10.1-3+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 1.11.0-7 | fixed | |
| trixie (security) | 1.11.0-7+deb13u1 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 1.12.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libgcrypt11 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| libgcrypt20 | source | jessie | (not affected) | |||
| libgcrypt20 | source | stretch | 1.7.6-2+deb9u2 | DSA-3959-1 | ||
| libgcrypt20 | source | (unstable) | 1.7.9-1 | 873383 |
Notes
[jessie] - libgcrypt20 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present, no Curve25519 support)
- libgcrypt11 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present, no Curve25519 support)
https://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libgcrypt.git;a=commitdiff;h=da780c8183cccc8f533c8ace8211ac2cb2bdee7b
https://eprint.iacr.org/2017/806
Apply commands
[jessie] - libgcrypt20 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present, no Curve25519 support)- libgcrypt11 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present, no Curve25519 support)https://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libgcrypt.git;a=commitdiff;h=da780c8183cccc8f533c8ace8211ac2cb2bdee7bhttps://eprint.iacr.org/2017/806OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| arch | fixed | 1.8.1-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.7.9-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.7.9-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.7.9-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.7.9-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.7.9-1 |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnupg | libgcrypt | {"endIncluding":"1.8.0"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201709-14
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201709-13
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100503
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041294
- https://bugs.debian.org/873383
- https://eprint.iacr.org/2017/806
- https://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libgcrypt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=da780c8183cccc8f533c8ace8211ac2cb2bdee7b
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00221.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0379
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180726-0002/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3959
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-0379.html
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.