DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7798

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7798
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7798.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7798
Upstream
Published
2017-01-30T22:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-30T03:54:37Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The openssl gem for Ruby uses the same initialization vector (IV) in GCM Mode (aes-*-gcm) when the IV is set before the key, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption protection mechanism.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11

ruby-attr-encrypted

Package

Name
ruby-attr-encrypted
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ruby-attr-encrypted?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

ruby-encryptor

Package

Name
ruby-encryptor
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ruby-encryptor?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12

ruby-attr-encrypted

Package

Name
ruby-attr-encrypted
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ruby-attr-encrypted?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

ruby-encryptor

Package

Name
ruby-encryptor
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ruby-encryptor?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13

ruby-attr-encrypted

Package

Name
ruby-attr-encrypted
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ruby-attr-encrypted?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

ruby-encryptor

Package

Name
ruby-encryptor
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ruby-encryptor?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}