Description
GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.16 generates RSA keys using sequences of introductions with certain patterns that introduce a side channel, which allows physically proximate attackers to extract RSA keys via a chosen-ciphertext attack and acoustic cryptanalysis during decryption. NOTE: applications are not typically expected to protect themselves from acoustic side-channel attacks, since this is arguably the responsibility of the physical device. Accordingly, issues of this type would not normally receive a CVE identifier. However, for this issue, the developer has specified a security policy in which GnuPG should offer side-channel resistance, and developer-specified security-policy violations are within the scope of CVE.
Published: 2013-12-20
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2821-1 gnupg security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4434 GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.16 generates RSA keys using sequences of introductions with certain patterns that introduce a side channel, which allows physically proximate attackers to extract RSA keys via a chosen-ciphertext attack and acoustic cryptanalysis during decryption. NOTE: applications are not typically expected to protect themselves from acoustic side-channel attacks, since this is arguably the responsibility of the physical device. Accordingly, issues of this type would not normally receive a CVE identifier. However, for this issue, the developer has specified a security policy in which GnuPG should offer side-channel resistance, and developer-specified security-policy violations are within the scope of CVE.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2059-1 GnuPG vulnerability
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Gnupg Gnupg
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:45:14.839Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-4576

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-12-20T21:55:06.930

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-4576

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-12-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-4576 - Bugzilla

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