PT-2005-2579 · Libtomcrypt · Libtomcrypt

Published 2005-05-16 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2005-1600

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LibTomCrypt versions 1.0 through 1.0.2

Description A mathematical flaw in the implementation of the El Gamal signature algorithm allows attackers to generate valid signatures without having the private key.

Recommendations For LibTomCrypt versions 1.0 through 1.0.2, update to a version that fixes the mathematical flaw in the El Gamal signature algorithm implementation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-1600

Affected Products

Libtomcrypt

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1600 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20455 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/13473 · Note
• http://securiteam.com/unixfocus/5JP092AFPG.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.org/archive/1/397649 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/16188 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15233 · Note