CVE-2015-2141 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain private keys via timing attacks due to improper blinding in the Rabin-Williams signature algorithm.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-2141?
CVE-2015-2141 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 1 Jul 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The InvertibleRWFunction::CalculateInverse function in rw.cpp in libcrypt++ 5.6.2 does not properly blind private key operations for the Rabin-Williams digital signature algorithm, which allows remote attackers to obtain private keys via a timing attack.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2141?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (1)
libcryptopp openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 5.6.4-1.3 |
Products include Cryptopp Crypto\+\+ Library, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2141?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-2141 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2141 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2141, DLA-262-1, DSA-3296-1, GHSA-xm6q-j5wx-7362, MGASA-2015-0317, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2141 and 1 more.