CVE-2021-33560
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
08/06/2021
Last modified:
03/12/2025
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:libgcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.8 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:libgcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.0 (including) | 1.9.3 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_repository_function:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_repository_function:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_repository_function:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5305
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5328
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5466
- https://dev.gnupg.org/rCe8b7f10be275bcedb5fc05ed4837a89bfd605c61
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00021.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BKKTOIGFW2SGN3DO2UHHVZ7MJSYN4AAB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7OAPCUGPF3VLA7QAJUQSL255D4ITVTL/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-13
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5305
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5328
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5466
- https://dev.gnupg.org/rCe8b7f10be275bcedb5fc05ed4837a89bfd605c61
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00021.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BKKTOIGFW2SGN3DO2UHHVZ7MJSYN4AAB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7OAPCUGPF3VLA7QAJUQSL255D4ITVTL/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-13
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html



