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Debian DLA-190-1 : libgcrypt11 security update
medium Nessus Plugin ID 82668
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security update.Description
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in libgcrypt :CVE-2014-3591
The Elgamal decryption routine was susceptible to a side-channel attack discovered by researchers of Tel Aviv University. Ciphertext blinding was enabled to counteract it. Note that this may have a quite noticeable impact on Elgamal decryption performance.
CVE-2015-0837
The modular exponentiation routine mpi_powm() was susceptible to a side-channel attack caused by data-dependent timing variations when accessing its internal pre-computed table.
NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Upgrade the affected packages.See Also
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2015/04/msg00004.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 82668
File Name: debian_DLA-190.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 4/10/2015
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgcrypt11, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgcrypt11-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgcrypt11-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgcrypt11-doc
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/29/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-3591, CVE-2015-0837