GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.16 generates RSA keys using sequences of introductions with certain patterns that introduce a side channel, which allow
GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.16 generates RSA keys using sequences of introductions with certain patterns that introduce a side channel, which allows physically proximate attackers to extract RSA keys via a chosen-ciphertext attack and acoustic cryptanalysis during decryption. NOTE: applications are not typically expected to protect themselves from acoustic side-channel attacks, since this is arguably the responsibility of the physical device. Accordingly, issues of this type would not normally receive a CVE identifier. However, for this issue, the developer has specified a security policy in which GnuPG should offer side-channel resistance, and developer-specified security-policy violations are within the scope of CVE.
- Published
- Dec 20, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.5% · 37th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-255
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Report tools
Action score
8
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 8 / 40 · 2.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| gnupg | gnupg | cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- gnupg gnupgup to 1.4.15 inclusive
- gnupg gnupg1.0.0
- gnupg gnupg1.0.1
- gnupg gnupg1.0.2
- gnupg gnupg1.0.3
- gnupg gnupg1.0.4
- gnupg gnupg1.0.5
- gnupg gnupg1.0.6
- gnupg gnupg1.0.7
- gnupg gnupg1.2.0
- gnupg gnupg1.2.1
- gnupg gnupg1.2.2
- gnupg gnupg1.2.3
- gnupg gnupg1.2.4
- gnupg gnupg1.2.5
- gnupg gnupg1.2.6
- gnupg gnupg1.2.7
- gnupg gnupg1.3.0
- gnupg gnupg1.3.1
- gnupg gnupg1.3.2
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:6.0 | gnupg | before 1.4.10-4+squeeze4 | 1.4.10-4+squeeze4 |
| Debian:7 | gnupg | before 1.4.12-7+deb7u3 | 1.4.12-7+deb7u3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | gnupg | before 0:1.4.5-18.el5_10.1 | 0:1.4.5-18.el5_10.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | gnupg-debuginfo | before 0:1.4.5-18.el5_10.1 | 0:1.4.5-18.el5_10.1 |
Same product
gnupg: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-24881In GnuPG before 2.5.17, a crafted CMS (S/MIME) EnvelopedData message carrying an oversized wrapped session key can cause a stack-based buffe40Plan
- CVE-2008-1530GnuPG (gpg) 1.4.8 and 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted dup38Monitor
- CVE-2018-1000858GnuPG version 2.1.12 - 2.2.11 contains a Cross ite Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in dirmngr that can result in Attacker controlled CS35Monitor
- CVE-2010-2547Use-after-free vulnerability in kbx/keybox-blob.c in GPGSM in GnuPG 2.x through 2.0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service 34Monitor
- CVE-2018-12020mainproc.c in GnuPG before 2.2.8 mishandles the original filename during decryption and verification actions, which allows remote attackers 33Monitor
- CVE-2026-24882In GnuPG before 2.5.17, a stack-based buffer overflow exists in tpm2daemon during handling of the PKDECRYPT command for TPM-backed RSA and E31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:gnupg | 1.4.10-4+squeeze4 · Debian:6.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gnupg | 0:1.4.5-18.el5_10.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gnupg-debuginfo | 0:1.4.5-18.el5_10.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-255 · Credentials Management ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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References
- lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-devel/2013-December/028102.html
- osvdb.org/101170
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0016.html
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/520
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/523
- www.cs.tau.ac.il/~tromer/acoustic/
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2821
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/64424
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1029513
- www.tau.ac.il/~tromer/papers/acoustic-20131218.pdf
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2059-1
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89846
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.