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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-06-17T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:34:25.430Z

Reserved: 2012-04-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-2417

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-06-17T03:41:40.763

Modified: 2017-08-29T01:31:36.867

Link: CVE-2012-2417

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-04-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-2417 - Bugzilla