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GLSA-202007-62 : PyCrypto: Weak key generation

high Nessus Plugin ID 139270

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202007-62 (PyCrypto: Weak key generation)

 It was discovered that PyCrypto incorrectly generated ElGamal key parameters.
 Impact :

 Attackers may be able to obtain sensitive information by reading ciphertext data.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

Gentoo has discontinued support for PyCrypto. We recommend that users unmerge PyCrypto:
 # emerge --unmerge “dev-python/pycrypto”
 NOTE: The Gentoo developer(s) maintaining PyCrypto have discontinued support at this time. PyCryptodome is the canonical successor to PyCrypto.

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-62

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 139270

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202007-62.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 8/3/2020

Updated: 2/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-6594

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:pycrypto, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/3/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-6594

GLSA: 202007-62