CVE-2003-0971
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2003-0971 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2003-12-15 05:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | GnuPG (GPG) 1.0.2, and other versions up to 1.2.3, creates ElGamal type 20 (sign+encrypt) keys using the same key component for encryption as for signing, which allows attackers to determine the private key from a signature. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Gnu | Privacy Guard | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Privacy Guard | 1.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Privacy Guard | 1.0.3b | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Privacy Guard | 1.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Privacy Guard | 1.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Privacy Guard | 1.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Privacy Guard | 1.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Privacy Guard | 1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Privacy Guard | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Privacy Guard | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Privacy Guard | 1.2.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Privacy Guard | 1.2.3 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| GnuPG ElGamal Signing Key Private Key Compromise Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| [Announce] GnuPG's ElGamal signing keys compromised | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.gnupg.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-429-1 gnupg | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| NOVELL: Broken Link - 404 Error Pages | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - SuSE update for gpg | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| [Announce] GnuPG 1.2.3 patch to remove ElGamal signing keys | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.gnupg.org | Patch |
| patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | patches.sgi.com | |
| CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#940388 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kb.cert.org | US Government Resource |
| Mandriva Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for gnupg | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for gnupg | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Home - Conectiva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | distro.conectiva.com.br | |
| Secunia - Advisories - GnuPG ElGamal Signing Weakness Expose Private Key | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| 'GnuPG's ElGamal signing keys compromised' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.