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CVE-2015-0837
The mpi_powm function in Libgcrypt before 1.6.3 and GnuPG before 1.4.19 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging…
Medium5.9EPSS 2.0%
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- debian
Description
The mpi_powm function in Libgcrypt before 1.6.3 and GnuPG before 1.4.19 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging timing differences when accessing a pre-computed table during modular exponentiation, related to a "Last-Level Cache Side-Channel Attack."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 20% 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 5.9.
Weakness
Affected products
References (5)
- 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
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000363.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000364.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7163050 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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