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CVE-2015-2141

Published: 1 July 2015

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.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
libcrypto++
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (5.6.1-6+deb8u1build0.14.04.1)
upstream
Released (5.6.1-7)
utopic
Released (5.6.1-6+deb8u1build0.14.10.1)
vivid
Released (5.6.1-6+deb8u1build0.15.04.1)
wily Not vulnerable
(5.6.1-7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(5.6.1-7)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(5.6.1-7)
zesty Not vulnerable
(5.6.1-7)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/9425e16437439e68c7d96abef922167d68fafaff