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Medium DSA-2502-1 1 CVE

python-crypto - programming error

Published Jun 24, 2012 · Updated Mar 9, 2026

Ecosystem: Debian

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Debian · 6.0 python-crypto 2.1.0-2+squeeze1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Medium 5.3
    CVE-2012-2417

    PyCrypto makes Use of Insufficiently Random Values

    PyCrypto before 2.6 does not produce appropriate prime numbers when using an ElGamal scheme to generate a key, which reduces the signature space or public key space and makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force attacks to obtain the private key.

    pycrypto PyPI