CVE-2014-3591
Libgcrypt before 1.6.3 and GnuPG before 1.4.19 does not implement ciphertext blinding for Elgamal decryption, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain the server's private key by determining factors using crafted ciphertext and the…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.60%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Libgcrypt before 1.6.3 and GnuPG before 1.4.19 does not implement ciphertext blinding for Elgamal decryption, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain the server's private key by determining factors using crafted ciphertext and the fluctuations in the electromagnetic field during multiplication.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.60% probability · 48th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- gnupg/gnupg · gnupg/libgcrypt · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~tromer/radioexp/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3184Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3185Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000363.htmlPatch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000364.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~tromer/radioexp/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3184Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3185Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000363.htmlPatch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2015q1/000364.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.