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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6829
cipher/elgamal.c in Libgcrypt through 1.8.2, when used to encrypt messages directly, improperly encodes plaintexts, which allows attackers to obtain s...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
cipher/elgamal.c in Libgcrypt through 1.8.2, when used to encrypt messages directly, improperly encodes plaintexts, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading ciphertext data (i.e., it does not have semantic security in face of a ciphertext-only attack). The Decisional Diffie-Hellman (DDH) assumption does not hold for Libgcrypt's ElGamal implementation.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
gnupg1
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:13
gnupg1
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:14
gnupg1
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:12
libgcrypt20
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:13
libgcrypt20
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:14
libgcrypt20
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org