{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-23T06:33:50+00:00","cve":"CVE-2012-2417","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2012-2417","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2012-2417.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2417","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2417"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2012-2417","description":"PyCrypto before 2.6 does not produce appropriate prime numbers when using an ElGamal scheme to generate a key, which reduces the signature space or public key space and makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force attacks to obtain the private key.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"mitre","published_at":"2012-06-17 03:41:40","updated_at":"2026-04-29 01:13:23"},"problem_types":["CWE-310","n/a"],"metrics":[{"version":"2.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"4.3","severity":"","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N","data":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N","baseScore":4.3,"accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"MEDIUM","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE"}}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/1","name":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/1","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"oss-security - CVE-2012-2417 - PyCrypto <= 2.5 insecure ElGamal key generation","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081759.html","name":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081759.html","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: python-crypto-2.3-6.fc15","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081789.html","name":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081789.html","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: python-crypto-2.3-6.fc16","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/82279","name":"http://www.osvdb.org/82279","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"-1","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53687","name":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53687","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"Malformed Request","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164","name":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"Bug #985164 “ElGamal key generation is broken” : Bugs : Python-Crypto","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/49263","name":"http://secunia.com/advisories/49263","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"title":"Security Alerts - Secunia","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081713.html","name":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081713.html","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: python-crypto-2.6-1.fc17","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/blob/373ea760f21701b162e8c4912a66928ee30d401a/ChangeLog","name":"https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/blob/373ea760f21701b162e8c4912a66928ee30d401a/ChangeLog","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"pycrypto/ChangeLog at 373ea760f21701b162e8c4912a66928ee30d401a · pycrypto/pycrypto · GitHub","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:117","name":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:117","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"Support / Security / Advisories /  / MDVSA-2012:117 | Mandriva","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75871","name":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75871","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"IBM X-Force Exchange","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2502","name":"http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2502","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2502-1 python-crypto","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto/commit/9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2","name":"https://github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto/commit/9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Exploit","Patch"],"title":"Fix to bug #985164 (ElGamal key generation). Fix to missing range che… · Legrandin/pycrypto@9f912f1 · GitHub","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083589","name":"https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083589","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"-1","archivestatus":"404"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2417","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2417","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","version":"affected n/a","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"1.0.0","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"1.0.1","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"1.0.2","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"1.1","cpe7":"alpha2","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"1.9","cpe7":"alpha1","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"1.9","cpe7":"alpha2","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"1.9","cpe7":"alpha3","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"1.9","cpe7":"alpha4","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"1.9","cpe7":"alpha5","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"1.9","cpe7":"alpha6","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"2.0","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"2.0.1","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"2.1.0","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"2.1.0","cpe7":"alpha1","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"2.1.0","cpe7":"alpha2","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"2.1.0","cpe7":"beta1","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"2.2","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"2.3","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"2.4","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"2.4.1","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"2417","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"2.5","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"dlitz","cpe5":"pycrypto","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":null,"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2024-08-06T19:34:25.430Z","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE"},"references":[{"name":"DSA-2502","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_DEBIAN","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2502"},{"name":"82279","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_OSVDB","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/82279"},{"name":"FEDORA-2012-8470","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_FEDORA","x_transferred"],"url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081789.html"},{"tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"],"url":"https://github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto/commit/9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2"},{"name":"MDVSA-2012:117","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_MANDRIVA","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:117"},{"name":"53687","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53687"},{"tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"],"url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164"},{"name":"FEDORA-2012-8392","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_FEDORA","x_transferred"],"url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081713.html"},{"name":"49263","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA","x_transferred"],"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/49263"},{"name":"FEDORA-2012-8490","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_FEDORA","x_transferred"],"url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081759.html"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20120524 CVE-2012-2417 - PyCrypto <= 2.5 insecure ElGamal key generation","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/1"},{"name":"openSUSE-SU-2012:0830","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_SUSE","x_transferred"],"url":"https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083589"},{"name":"pycrypto-keys-weak-security(75871)","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred"],"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75871"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/blob/373ea760f21701b162e8c4912a66928ee30d401a/ChangeLog"}],"title":"CVE Program Container"}],"cna":{"affected":[{"product":"n/a","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"n/a"}]}],"datePublic":"2012-04-18T00:00:00.000Z","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"PyCrypto before 2.6 does not produce appropriate prime numbers when using an ElGamal scheme to generate a key, which reduces the signature space or public key space and makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force attacks to obtain the private key."}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2017-08-28T12:57:01.000Z","orgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","shortName":"mitre"},"references":[{"name":"DSA-2502","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_DEBIAN"],"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2502"},{"name":"82279","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_OSVDB"],"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/82279"},{"name":"FEDORA-2012-8470","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_FEDORA"],"url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081789.html"},{"tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto/commit/9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2"},{"name":"MDVSA-2012:117","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_MANDRIVA"],"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:117"},{"name":"53687","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53687"},{"tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164"},{"name":"FEDORA-2012-8392","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_FEDORA"],"url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081713.html"},{"name":"49263","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA"],"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/49263"},{"name":"FEDORA-2012-8490","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_FEDORA"],"url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081759.html"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20120524 CVE-2012-2417 - PyCrypto <= 2.5 insecure ElGamal key generation","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST"],"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/1"},{"name":"openSUSE-SU-2012:0830","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_SUSE"],"url":"https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083589"},{"name":"pycrypto-keys-weak-security(75871)","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF"],"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75871"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/blob/373ea760f21701b162e8c4912a66928ee30d401a/ChangeLog"}],"x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"cve@mitre.org","ID":"CVE-2012-2417","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"n/a","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"n/a"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"PyCrypto before 2.6 does not produce appropriate prime numbers when using an ElGamal scheme to generate a key, which reduces the signature space or public key space and makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force attacks to obtain the private key."}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"n/a"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"DSA-2502","refsource":"DEBIAN","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2502"},{"name":"82279","refsource":"OSVDB","url":"http://www.osvdb.org/82279"},{"name":"FEDORA-2012-8470","refsource":"FEDORA","url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081789.html"},{"name":"https://github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto/commit/9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2","refsource":"MISC","url":"https://github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto/commit/9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2"},{"name":"MDVSA-2012:117","refsource":"MANDRIVA","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:117"},{"name":"53687","refsource":"BID","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53687"},{"name":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164","refsource":"MISC","url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164"},{"name":"FEDORA-2012-8392","refsource":"FEDORA","url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081713.html"},{"name":"49263","refsource":"SECUNIA","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/49263"},{"name":"FEDORA-2012-8490","refsource":"FEDORA","url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081759.html"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20120524 CVE-2012-2417 - PyCrypto <= 2.5 insecure ElGamal key generation","refsource":"MLIST","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/1"},{"name":"openSUSE-SU-2012:0830","refsource":"SUSE","url":"https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083589"},{"name":"pycrypto-keys-weak-security(75871)","refsource":"XF","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75871"},{"name":"https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/blob/373ea760f21701b162e8c4912a66928ee30d401a/ChangeLog","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/blob/373ea760f21701b162e8c4912a66928ee30d401a/ChangeLog"}]}}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","assignerShortName":"mitre","cveId":"CVE-2012-2417","datePublished":"2012-06-17T01:00:00.000Z","dateReserved":"2012-04-24T00:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2024-08-06T19:34:25.430Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2012-06-17 03:41:40","lastModifiedDate":"2026-04-29 01:13:23","problem_types":["CWE-310","n/a"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV2":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N","baseScore":4.3,"accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"MEDIUM","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE"},"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","exploitabilityScore":8.6,"impactScore":2.9,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":false}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndIncluding":"2.5","matchCriteriaId":"0F321706-6D4D-4735-A12D-12053A46AA4A"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"DF4C8BD3-24B8-4175-8D56-C870426EB797"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"32A09EC4-6F0F-4C33-991E-80C739B823AA"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"2CCC2E0E-2253-49B8-9E42-391CD50D8D12"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.1:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"CF21F7F0-84D8-44C9-99B5-CE98B58D3AB0"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"8C16BEF3-223C-4B45-A18B-D7A02AEDC996"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"17269B2D-6DC5-4461-9B5E-C2117B64BE8E"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"8D987E42-7693-432F-8763-7E61370DB855"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"1F10AF89-1388-4C90-878F-80FFB2FB8433"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"0AEF75BE-5255-4A0E-9CF3-1DBBDF08A265"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:1.9:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"C238EDF9-FC34-4438-B081-DFE7388EC2D9"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"24212CF8-4729-41AA-8293-1A81BC35928C"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"8D317E0F-C1E0-4D7E-9001-FC1896280452"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"891D98BD-DC0B-4A62-B2E9-7FB6598AE024"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"52F16830-AD76-4154-88F5-087C32FD6237"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"C0437CCF-1216-419A-86F5-BD0383E69DF8"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"50B9564B-7382-481F-8CDE-B1F5224B4FCA"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"8472A7E3-F0C1-43F0-9B65-81041F62912C"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"422198F6-1891-4D61-941A-DEF803BFDE24"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"94A14599-F0E0-4A41-91F0-4E2AABF6164D"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:dlitz:pycrypto:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"EF8CFA40-2AB0-4E13-BDE9-966095C034B5"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2012","CveId":"2417","Ordinal":"1","Title":"CVE-2012-2417","CVE":"CVE-2012-2417","Year":"2012"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2012","CveId":"2417","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"PyCrypto before 2.6 does not produce appropriate prime numbers when using an ElGamal scheme to generate a key, which reduces the signature space or public key space and makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force attacks to obtain the private key.","Type":"Description","Title":"CVE-2012-2417"},{"CveYear":"2012","CveId":"2417","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2012-06-16","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"},{"CveYear":"2012","CveId":"2417","Ordinal":"3","NoteData":"2017-08-28","Type":"Other","Title":"Modified"}]}}}