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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71549
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-23 (pycrypto)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 201206-23.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 201206-23.

Vulnerability Insight:
PyCrypto generates weak ElGamal keys.

Solution:
All PyCrypto users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-python/pycrypto-2.6'

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2417
BugTraq ID: 53687
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53687
Debian Security Information: DSA-2502 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2502
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081713.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081789.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081759.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:117
https://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164
https://github.com/Legrandin/pycrypto/commit/9f912f13df99ad3421eff360d6a62d7dbec755c2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/1
http://www.osvdb.org/82279
http://secunia.com/advisories/49263
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0830 (Google Search)
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083589
XForce ISS Database: pycrypto-keys-weak-security(75871)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75871
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