The aescrypt gem 1.0.0 for Ruby does not randomize the CBC IV for use with the AESCrypt.encrypt and AESCrypt.decrypt functions, which allows attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a chosen plaintext attack.
                
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Advisories
    | Source | ID | Title | 
|---|---|---|
  EUVD | 
                EUVD-2017-0161 | The aescrypt gem 1.0.0 for Ruby does not randomize the CBC IV for use with the AESCrypt.encrypt and AESCrypt.decrypt functions, which allows attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a chosen plaintext attack. | 
  Github GHSA | 
                GHSA-4c4w-3q45-hp9j | Aescrypt does not sufficiently use random values | 
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T18:09:16.643Z
Reserved: 2017-04-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2013-7463
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-04-19T17:59:00.143
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2013-7463
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