CVE-2021-33560
What it is
Libgcrypt before 1.8.8 and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 mishandles ElGamal encryption because it lacks exponent blinding to address a side-channel attack against mpi_powm, and the window size is not chosen appropriately. This, for example, affects use of ElGamal in OpenPGP.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure.
- Exploit odds
- 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 2.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-203
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Gnupg Libgcrypt < 1.8.8
- Gnupg Libgcrypt < 1.9.3
- Debian Linux 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora 33
- Fedoraproject Fedora 34
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function 1.11.0
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Cloud Native Environment 1.9.0
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Cloud Native Environment 1.10.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5305
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5328
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5466
- https://dev.gnupg.org/rCe8b7f10be275bcedb5fc05ed4837a89bfd605c61
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5305
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5328
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5466
References
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5305
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5328
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5466
- https://dev.gnupg.org/rCe8b7f10be275bcedb5fc05ed4837a89bfd605c61
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00021.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BKKTOIGFW2SGN3DO2UHHVZ7MJSYN4AAB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7OAPCUGPF3VLA7QAJUQSL255D4ITVTL/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-13
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5305
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5328
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5466
- https://dev.gnupg.org/rCe8b7f10be275bcedb5fc05ed4837a89bfd605c61
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00021.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BKKTOIGFW2SGN3DO2UHHVZ7MJSYN4AAB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7OAPCUGPF3VLA7QAJUQSL255D4ITVTL/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-13
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html