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FKIE_CVE-2021-33560

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-06-08 11:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:54
Summary
Libgcrypt before 1.8.8 and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 mishandles ElGamal encryption because it lacks exponent blinding to address a side-channel attack against mpi_powm, and the window size is not chosen appropriately. This, for example, affects use of ElGamal in OpenPGP.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://dev.gnupg.org/T5305Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://dev.gnupg.org/T5328Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://dev.gnupg.org/T5466Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://dev.gnupg.org/rCe8b7f10be275bcedb5fc05ed4837a89bfd605c61Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BKKTOIGFW2SGN3DO2UHHVZ7MJSYN4AAB/
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7OAPCUGPF3VLA7QAJUQSL255D4ITVTL/
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-13Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://dev.gnupg.org/T5305Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://dev.gnupg.org/T5328Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://dev.gnupg.org/T5466Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://dev.gnupg.org/rCe8b7f10be275bcedb5fc05ed4837a89bfd605c61Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BKKTOIGFW2SGN3DO2UHHVZ7MJSYN4AAB/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7OAPCUGPF3VLA7QAJUQSL255D4ITVTL/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-13Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlThird Party Advisory

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      "value": "Libgcrypt before 1.8.8 and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 mishandles ElGamal encryption because it lacks exponent blinding to address a side-channel attack against mpi_powm, and the window size is not chosen appropriately. This, for example, affects use of ElGamal in OpenPGP."
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