High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 29, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-0379
CVE-2017-0379
Description
Libgcrypt before 1.8.1 does not properly consider Curve25519 side-channel attacks, which makes it easier for attackers to discover a secret key, related to cipher/ecc.c and mpi/ec.c.
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Affected products
4- Range: <1.8.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00221.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0379nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3959nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100503nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugs.debian.org/873383nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- eprint.iacr.org/2017/806nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041294nvd
- git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cginvd
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180726-0002/nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.htmlnvd
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