CVE-2004-2721 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The CheckGroup function in openSkat VTMF before 2.1 generates public key pairs in which the "p" variable might not be prime, which allows remote attackers to determine the private key and decrypt messages.

Published: 2007-10-06

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:heiko_stamer:openskat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2711	The CheckGroup function in openSkat VTMF before 2.1 generates public key pairs in which the "p" variable might not be prime, which allows remote attackers to determine the private key and decrypt messages.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00463.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://freshmeat.net/projects/openskat/?branch_id=36295&release_id=178549
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012181
http://www.osvdb.org/11652
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11667
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18049

History

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Heiko Stamer Openskat

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-06T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:36:25.216Z

Reserved: 2007-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2721

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-2721

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-310

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