Low severity2.0NVD Advisory· Published Apr 19, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-7511
CVE-2015-7511
Description
Libgcrypt before 1.6.5 does not properly perform elliptic-point curve multiplication during decryption, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to extract ECDH keys by measuring electromagnetic emanations.
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Affected products
16cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <1.6.5
- osv-coords9 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/libgcrypt&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/libgcrypt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libgcrypt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libgcrypt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libgcrypt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libgcrypt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libgcrypt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libgcrypt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libgcrypt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1
< 1.7.3-1.3+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.3-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.1-16.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.1-16.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.1-16.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.1-16.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.1-16.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.1-16.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.1-16.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.1-16.27.1
Patches
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References
9- lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2016q1/000384.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00027.htmlnvd
- www.cs.tau.ac.il/~tromer/ecdh/nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3474nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3478nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/83253nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2896-1nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W2IL4PAEICHGA2XMQYRY3MIWHM4GMPAG/nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-04nvd
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