SB2018020823 - Information disclosure in libgcrypt
Published: February 8, 2018 Updated: March 16, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018020823
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6829)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists in the cipher/elgamal.c source code due to insufficient encryption. A remote attacker can access improperly coded plaintexts.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.