# CVE-2014-1921: parcimonie before 0.8.1, when using a large keyring, sleeps for the same amount of time between fetches, which allows attackers to correlate

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-02-14 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

parcimonie before 0.8.1, when using a large keyring, sleeps for the same amount of time between fetches, which allows attackers to correlate key fetches via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://gaffer.ptitcanardnoir.org/intrigeri/files/parcimonie/App-Parcimonie-0.8.1.tar.gz
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/308
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2860
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91118
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=738134
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65505
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/305

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