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Debian DSA-3073-1 : libgcrypt11 - security update

low Nessus Plugin ID 79255

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Daniel Genkin, Itamar Pipman and Eran Tromer discovered that Elgamal encryption subkeys in applications using the libgcrypt11 library, for example GnuPG 2.x, could be leaked via a side-channel attack.

Solution

Upgrade the libgcrypt11 packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.0-5+deb7u2.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/libgcrypt11

https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3073

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 79255

File Name: debian_DSA-3073.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/17/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgcrypt11, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/16/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-5270

BID: 69164

DSA: 3073