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FreeBSD : ElGamal sign+encrypt keys created by GnuPG can be compromised (81313647-2d03-11d8-9355-0020ed76ef5a)

2009-04-2300:00:00
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Any ElGamal sign+encrypt keys created by GnuPG contain a cryptographic weakness that may allow someone to obtain the private key. These keys should be considered unusable and should be revoked.

The following summary was written by Werner Koch, GnuPG author :

Phong Nguyen identified a severe bug in the way GnuPG creates and uses ElGamal keys for signing. This is a significant security failure which can lead to a compromise of almost all ElGamal keys used for signing.
Note that this is a real world vulnerability which will reveal your private key within a few seconds.

Please take immediate action and revoke your ElGamal signing keys.
Furthermore you should take whatever measures necessary to limit the damage done for signed or encrypted documents using that key.

Note that the standard keys as generated by GnuPG (DSA and ElGamal encryption) as well as RSA keys are NOT vulnerable. Note also that ElGamal signing keys cannot be generated without the use of a special flag to enable hidden options and even then overriding a warning message about this key type. See below for details on how to identify vulnerable keys.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
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include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(36752);
  script_version("1.11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2003-0971");

  script_name(english:"FreeBSD : ElGamal sign+encrypt keys created by GnuPG can be compromised (81313647-2d03-11d8-9355-0020ed76ef5a)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Any ElGamal sign+encrypt keys created by GnuPG contain a cryptographic
weakness that may allow someone to obtain the private key. These keys
should be considered unusable and should be revoked.

The following summary was written by Werner Koch, GnuPG author :

Phong Nguyen identified a severe bug in the way GnuPG creates and uses
ElGamal keys for signing. This is a significant security failure which
can lead to a compromise of almost all ElGamal keys used for signing.
Note that this is a real world vulnerability which will reveal your
private key within a few seconds.

...

Please take immediate action and revoke your ElGamal signing keys.
Furthermore you should take whatever measures necessary to limit the
damage done for signed or encrypted documents using that key.

Note that the standard keys as generated by GnuPG (DSA and ElGamal
encryption) as well as RSA keys are NOT vulnerable. Note also that
ElGamal signing keys cannot be generated without the use of a special
flag to enable hidden options and even then overriding a warning
message about this key type. See below for details on how to identify
vulnerable keys."
  );
  # http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-devel/2003-November/020570.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?a8149f9b"
  );
  # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/81313647-2d03-11d8-9355-0020ed76ef5a.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e4c18118"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:gnupg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2003/11/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2003/12/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/04/23");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("freebsd_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"gnupg>=1.0.2<1.2.3_4")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
VendorProductVersionCPE
freebsdfreebsdgnupgp-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:gnupg
freebsdfreebsdcpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd