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.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2012-2417US | medium4.3 | — | ||
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 ea… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081713.htmlWEB
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081759.htmlWEB
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081789.htmlWEB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49263ADVISORY
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2502ADVISORY
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:117ADVISORY
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/1WEB
- http://www.osvdb.org/82279WEB
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