CVE-2019-13627
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Description
A timing attack was found in the way ECCDSA was implemented in libgcrypt. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this attack during signature generation to recover the private key. This attack is only feasible when the attacker is local to the machine where the signature is being generated. Attacks over the network or via the internet are not feasible.
Statement
The versions of libgcrypt shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7 do not support ECC, therefore they are not affected by this flaw.
Additional information
- Bugzilla 1764018: libgcrypt: ECDSA timing attack allowing private key leak
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
- FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2019-13627
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
Important note
CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
Red Hat | NVD | |
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CVSS v3 Base Score | 6.3 | 6.3 |
Attack Vector | Local | Local |
Attack Complexity | High | High |
Privileges Required | None | None |
User Interaction | Required | Required |
Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
Integrity Impact | High | High |
Availability Impact | None | None |
CVSS v3 Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU); DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)
When a race condition makes it possible to bypass a resource cleanup routine or trigger multiple initialization routines, it may lead to resource exhaustion.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart; DoS: Instability
When a race condition allows multiple control flows to access a resource simultaneously, it might lead the product(s) into unexpected states, possibly resulting in a crash.
Confidentiality,Integrity
Technical Impact: Read Files or Directories; Read Application Data
When a race condition is combined with predictable resource names and loose permissions, it may be possible for an attacker to overwrite or access confidential data (CWE-59).
Access Control
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands; Gain Privileges or Assume Identity; Bypass Protection Mechanism
This can have security implications when the expected synchronization is in security-critical code, such as recording whether a user is authenticated or modifying important state information that should not be influenced by an outsider.
Frequently Asked Questions
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