CVE-2017-0379 Information disclosure in libgcrypt

What is CVE-2017-0379?

CVE-2017-0379 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 29 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Libgcrypt before 1.8.1 does not properly consider Curve25519 side-channel attacks, which makes it easier for attackers to discover a secret key, related to cipher/ecc.c and mpi/ec.c.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0379?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Gnupg Libgcrypt.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0379?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-0379 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0379 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-0379, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-0379, DSA-3959-1, GHSA-j848-fx94-98m4, MGASA-2017-0334.