UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2141

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2141
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2141.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2141
Upstream
Published
2015-07-01T14:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:20Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The InvertibleRWFunction::CalculateInverse function in rw.cpp in libcrypt++ 5.6.2 does not properly blind private key operations for the Rabin-Williams digital signature algorithm, which allows remote attackers to obtain private keys via a timing attack.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libcrypto++

Package

Name
libcrypto++
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcrypto++@5.6.1-6+deb8u1build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.6.1-6+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.6.1-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.6.1-6+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-utils",
            "binary_version": "5.6.1-6+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++9",
            "binary_version": "5.6.1-6+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"
        }
    ]
}