Libgcrypt before 1.6.5 does not properly perform elliptic-point curve multiplication during decryption, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to extract ECDH keys by measuring electromagnetic emanations.
CVE-2015-7511
Score 2.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 2.0; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 2.0
- EG Score
- 2.0(medium)
- EG Risk
- 14(Track)EG Risk 14/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity20% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 36%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 19, 2016
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (18)
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00027.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.cs.tau.ac.IL/~tromer/ecdh/
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3474
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3478
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83253
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2896-1
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W2IL4PAEICHGA2XMQYRY3MIWHM4GMPAG/
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2016q1/000384.html
- secalert@redhathttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-04
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00027.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.cs.tau.ac.IL/~tromer/ecdh/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3474
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3478
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83253
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2896-1
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libgcrypt20 (1.6.3-2ubuntu1.1) @ wily | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libgcrypt20 | — | 1.6.5-2 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libgcrypt20 | — | 1.6.5-2 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libgcrypt20 | — | 1.6.5-2 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libgcrypt20 | — | 1.6.5-2 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libgcrypt11 | 1.5.0-5, 1.5.0-5+deb7u1, 1.5.0-5+deb7u2, 1.5.0-5+deb7u3 | 1.5.0-5+deb7u4 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libgcrypt20 | 1.6.3-2 | 1.6.3-2+deb8u1 | — |
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