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CVE-2012-2417 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081713.html	CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081759.html	CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081789.html	CVE
https://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/49263	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75871	CVE
https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/blob/373ea760f21701b162e8c4912a66928ee30d401a/ChangeLog	CVE
https://github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto/commit/9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2	CVE	ExploitPatch
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083589	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2502	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:117	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/1	CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/82279	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53687	CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081713.html	[email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081759.html	[email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081789.html	[email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/49263	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75871	[email protected]
https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/blob/373ea760f21701b162e8c4912a66928ee30d401a/ChangeLog	[email protected]
https://github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto/commit/9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083589	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2502	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:117	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/1	[email protected]
http://www.osvdb.org/82279	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53687	[email protected]

see all 28 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-310	Cryptographic Issues	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
dlitz pycrypto	<= 2.5 1.0.0 1.0.1 1.0.2 1.1 alpha2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.1:alpha2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha4:::::: cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha5:::::: cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha6:::::: cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:alpha1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:alpha2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:beta1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.4.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

dlitz pycrypto

<= 2.5

1.0.0

1.0.1

1.0.2

1.1 alpha2

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.1:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 18, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]