CVE-2012-2417
CVE-2012-2417
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.
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081713.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081759.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081789.htmlhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164http://secunia.com/advisories/49263https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75871https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/blob/373ea760f21701b162e8c4912a66928ee30d401a/ChangeLoghttps://github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto/commit/9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083589http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2502http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:117http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/1