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CVE-2013-7463 — Vulnerability in aescrypt — CVE Details

HIGH

Aescrypt does not sufficiently use random values

Published October 24, 2017Updated February 16, 2024Source: osv

Summary

The aescrypt gem 1.0.0 for Ruby does not randomize the CBC IV for use with the AESCrypt.encrypt and AESCrypt.decrypt functions, which allows attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a chosen plaintext attack.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published October 24, 2017 (3275 days ago).
  • Last revised February 16, 2024 — 2306 days after initial publication.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
aescrypt
rubygems
1.0.0Range-based data available

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-330
    Use of Insufficiently Random ValuesMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2013-7463?
Aescrypt does not sufficiently use random values This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2013-7463?
CVE-2013-7463 affects aescrypt. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2013-7463 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-4c4w-3q45-hp9j

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