Medium severity · published Dec 13, 2016
CVE-2016-6313
The mixing functions in the random number generator in Libgcrypt before 1.5.6, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and 1.7.x before 1.7.3 and GnuPG before 1.4.21 make it easier for attackers to…
5.3
CVSS
3.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The mixing functions in the random number generator in Libgcrypt before 1.5.6, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and 1.7.x before 1.7.3 and GnuPG before 1.4.21 make it easier for attackers to obtain the values of 160 bits by leveraging knowledge of the previous 4640 bits.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.6% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
GN
Gnupg · Gnupg
through 1.4.14 · source: NVD
LI
Libgcrypt · Gnupg
through 1.5.3; 1.6.0; 1.6.1; 1.6.2; 1.6.3; 1.6.4; +4 more · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 16.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6313
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6313
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2674.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3649
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3650
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92527
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036635
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3064-1
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