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FreeBSD Ports: gnupg
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
FreeBSD Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
7 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following package is affected: gnupg CVE-2003-0971 GnuPG (GPG) 1.0.2, and other versions up to 1.2.3, creates ElGamal sign+encrypt keys using the same key component for encryption as for signing, which allows attackers to determine the private key from a signature.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-devel/2003-November/020570.html http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/81313647-2d03-11d8-9355-0020ed76ef5a.html