GHSA-4c4w-3q45-hp9jHighCVSS 7.5
Aescrypt does not sufficiently use random values
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
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.
🎯 Affected products1
- rubygems/aescrypt:<= 1.0.0
🔗 References (5)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7463
- https://github.com/Gurpartap/aescrypt/issues/4
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227173428/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98035
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/aescrypt/CVE-2013-7463.yml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4c4w-3q45-hp9j