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CVE-2014-3591
Libgcrypt before 1.6.3 and GnuPG before 1.4.19 does not implement ciphertext blinding for Elgamal decryption, which allows physically…
Medium4.2EPSS 0.60%
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- redhat
Description
Libgcrypt before 1.6.3 and GnuPG before 1.4.19 does not implement ciphertext blinding for Elgamal decryption, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain the server's private key by determining factors using crafted ciphertext and the fluctuations in the electromagnetic field during multiplication.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.60% · top 51% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.2.
Weakness
Affected products
GNU · Libgcrypt
- affected before 1.6.3
GNU · GnuPG
- affected before 1.4.19
References (5)
- http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~tromer/radioexp/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000363.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000364.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3184 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3185 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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