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CVE-2017-0379

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-0379 describes a side-channel vulnerability in Libgcrypt versions prior to 1.8.1, specifically impacting its Curve25519 implementation. This flaw, related to cipher/ecc.c and mpi/ec.c, makes it easier for attackers to discover secret keys and affects products like Debian's libgcrypt and GnuPG. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability presents a network-based attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:libgcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0351 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-0379Moderate

libgcrypt: Missing input validation for X25519 curve

Aug 27, 2017

References

bugs.debian.org / 873383
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
eprint.iacr.org / 2017/806
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
git.gnupg.org / cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi
lists.debian.org / debian-security-announce/2017/msg00221.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20180726-0002
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2017-0379
PatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3959
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
securityfocus.com / bid/100503
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1041294