GHSA-4c4w-3q45-hp9j
Suggest an improvement- Source
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4c4w-3q45-hp9j
- Import Source
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2017/10/GHSA-4c4w-3q45-hp9j/GHSA-4c4w-3q45-hp9j.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-4c4w-3q45-hp9j
- Aliases
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- CVE-2013-7463
- Published
- 2017-10-24T18:33:36Z
- Modified
- 2023-11-01T04:45:23.416990Z
- Severity
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- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- Aescrypt does not sufficiently use random values
- Details
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The aescrypt gem 1.0.0 for Ruby does not randomize the CBC IV for use with the AESCrypt.encrypt and AESCrypt.decrypt functions, which allows attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a chosen plaintext attack.
- Database specific
{ "severity": "HIGH", "nvd_published_at": null, "github_reviewed": true, "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-330" ], "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T20:58:06Z" }- References
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7463
- https://github.com/Gurpartap/aescrypt/issues/4
- https://github.com/Gurpartap/aescrypt
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/aescrypt/CVE-2013-7463.yml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227173428/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98035
Affected packages
RubyGems / aescrypt
Package
- Name
- aescrypt
- Purl
- pkg:gem/aescrypt