CVE-2012-2417 describes a vulnerability in PyCrypto versions prior to 2.6, where the ElGamal key generation process fails to produce cryptographically strong prime numbers, thereby reducing the effective signature or public key space. This weakness, rated with a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), allows attackers to more easily brute-force the private key due to the reduced complexity of the key space. Despite its potential impact on cryptographic security, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.1:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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