Description
parcimonie before 0.8.1, when using a large keyring, sleeps for the same amount of time between fetches, which allows attackers to correlate key fetches via unspecified vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | parcimonie | 0.8.1-1 | — |
| Debian 7 | parcimonie | 0.7.1-1+deb7u1 | DSA-2860-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2860-1 parcimonie - information disclosure Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://gaffer.ptitcanardnoir.org/intrigeri/files/parcimonie/App-Parcimonie-0.8.1.tar.gz
- [oss-security] 20140210 Re: CVE request: parcimonie (0.6 to 0.8, included) possible correlation between key fetches mailing-list
- DSA-2860 vendor-advisory
- parcimonie-cve20141921-info-disc(91118) vdb-entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=738134
- 65505 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20140210 CVE request: parcimonie (0.6 to 0.8, included) possible correlation between key fetches mailing-list