CVE-2018-6594 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2018-6594 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - pycrypto-2.4.tar.gz

Cryptographic modules for Python.

path: /example-python/requirements.txt

Library home page: https://pypi.python.org/packages/45/2f/e203759a099d002ef3b96f1e497d6d1b8ab56df695af8808f88bb7eff18b/pycrypto-2.4.tar.gz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ pycrypto-2.4.tar.gz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

lib/Crypto/PublicKey/ElGamal.py in PyCrypto through 2.6.1 generates weak ElGamal key parameters, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading ciphertext data (i.e., it does not have semantic security in face of a ciphertext-only attack). The Decisional Diffie-Hellman (DDH) assumption does not hold for PyCrypto's ElGamal implementation.

Publish Date: 2018-02-03

URL: CVE-2018-6594

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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