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Case File

CVE-2012-2417

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 2.37% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-06-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2012-2417
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
2.37%

Original NVD Description

PyCrypto before 2.6 does not produce appropriate prime numbers when using an ElGamal scheme to generate a key, which reduces the signature space or public key space and makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force attacks to obtain the private key.