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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLTRjNHctM3E0NS1ocDlq

Aescrypt does not sufficiently use random values

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.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4c4w-3q45-hp9j
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: about 7 years ago
Updated: over 1 year ago

CVSS Score: 7.5
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Percentage: 0.00151
EPSS Percentile: 0.5169

Identifiers: GHSA-4c4w-3q45-hp9j, CVE-2013-7463
References:

• 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

Repository: https://github.com/Gurpartap/aescrypt
Blast Radius: 15.0

Affected Packages