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CVE-2019-12904 MEDIUM

Published: 2019-06-20 | Last Modified: 2026-06-17 | Status: Modified

Description

In Libgcrypt 1.8.4, the C implementation of AES is vulnerable to a flush-and-reload side-channel attack because physical addresses are available to other processes. (The C implementation is used on platforms where an assembly-language implementation is unavailable.) NOTE: the vendor's position is that the issue report cannot be validated because there is no description of an attack

Additional Descriptions (1)

** EN DISPUTA ** En Libgcrypt versión 1.8.4, la implementación en C de AES es vulnerable a un ataque de canal lateral de descarga y recarga porque las direcciones físicas están disponibles para otros procesos. (La implementación en C se usa en plataformas donde una implementación en lenguaje ensamblador no está disponible). NOTA: la posición del vendedor es que el informe de emisión no puede ser validado porque no hay descripción de un ataque

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactNONE

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 2.2

Impact Score: 3.6

Base Score: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access VectorNETWORK
Access ComplexityMEDIUM
AuthenticationNONE
Confidentiality ImpactPARTIAL
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactNONE

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Impact Score: 2.9

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-668

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
gnupg libgcrypt 1.8.4 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3081a43c0> Application
opensuse leap 15.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd39c4dcd80> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:libgcrypt:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*