MGASA-2018-0171 Updated python-pycrypto packages fix security vulnerability

The textbook ElGamal implementation is not secure. PyCrypto and some other implementations use the wrong algorithm, which may lead to some information disclosure simply by looking at the encrypted text. For a full description, see https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/issues/253 This update includes ...

PYSEC-2018-97

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...

CVE-2018-6594

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...