CVE-2017-7526

libgcrypt: Use of left-to-right sliding window method allows full RSA key recovery

Published Jul 26, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 3.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
libgcrypt before version 1.7.8 is vulnerable to a cache side-channel attack resulting into a complete break of RSA-1024 while using the left-to-right method for computing the sliding-window expansion. The same attack is believed to work on RSA-2048 with moderately more computation. This side-channel requires that attacker can run arbitrary software on the hardware where the private RSA key is used.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1015-1 libgcrypt11 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1080-1 gnupg security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3901-1 libgcrypt20 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3960-1 gnupg security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16542 libgcrypt before version 1.7.8 is vulnerable to a cache side-channel attack resulting into a complete break of RSA-1024 while using the left-to-right method for computing the sliding-window expansion. The same attack is believed to work on RSA-2048 with moderately more computation. This side-channel requires that attacker can run arbitrary software on the hardware where the private RSA key is used.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3347-1 Libgcrypt vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3347-2 Libgcrypt vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3733-1 GnuPG vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3733-2 GnuPG vulnerability
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.02675}

epss

{'score': 0.02395}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Dec 17, 2025, 10:06 PM
Reserved
Apr 5, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 26, 2018, 1:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:24 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 29, 2017, 12:00 AM