MGASA-2015-0317

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    MGASA-2015-0317

    Published: 21 Aug 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-2141

    Summary: Updated libcryptopp package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: Evgeny Sidorov discovered that libcryptopp did not properly implement blinding to mask private key operations for the Rabin-Williams digital signature algorithm. This could allow remote attackers to mount a timing attack and retrieve the user's private key (CVE-2015-2141).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0317.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16426, https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3296

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libcryptopp

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/libcryptopp?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.6.2-2.1.mga4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High