CVE-2016-6313

Summary

CVECVE-2016-6313
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-13 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:33:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Gnupg Gnupg All All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.6.0 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.6.1 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.6.2 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.6.3 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.6.4 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.6.5 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.7.0 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.7.1 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.7.2 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.6.0 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.6.1 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.6.2 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.6.3 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.6.4 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.6.5 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.7.0 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.7.1 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt 1.7.2 All All All
Application Gnupg Libgcrypt All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.gnupg.org Git git.gnupg.org
USN-3065-1: Libgcrypt vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
GnuPG: RNG output is predictable (GLSA 201612-01) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3650-1 libgcrypt20 DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
GnuPG Flaw in Random Number Generator Mixing Functions Lets Users Predict Some Output - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi CONFIRM git.gnupg.org Vendor Advisory
USN-3064-1: GnuPG vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3649-1 gnupg DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[Announce] Security fixes for Libgcrypt and GnuPG 1.4 [CVE-2016-6316] MLIST lists.gnupg.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
libgcrypt: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201610-04) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
GnuPG and Libgcrypt CVE-2016-6313 Local Predictable Random Number Generator Weakness BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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