CVE-2012-2417: PyCrypto makes Use of Insufficiently Random Values
(updated )
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.
References
- bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75871
- github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto
- github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto/commit/9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-v367-p58w-98h5
- github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/blob/373ea760f21701b162e8c4912a66928ee30d401a/ChangeLog
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pycrypto/PYSEC-2012-16.yaml
- hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083589
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2417
- web.archive.org/web/20140724111917/http://secunia.com/advisories/49263
- web.archive.org/web/20200228184120/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53687
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