cvelist/2018/6xxx/CVE-2018-6594.json

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            "value" : "lib/Crypto/PublicKey/ElGamal.py in PyCrypto through 2.6.1 generates weak ElGamal key parameters, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading ciphertext data (i.e., it does not have semantic security in face of a ciphertext-only attack). The Decisional Diffie-Hellman (DDH) assumption does not hold for PyCrypto's ElGamal implementation."
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            "name" : "[debian-lts-announce] 20180215 [SECURITY] [DLA 1283-1] python-crypto security update",
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            "url" : "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00018.html"
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