Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Python affects IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Microsoft File Systems backup and restore (CVE-2020-25659)

Summary

Vulnerability in python-cryptography may affect IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Microsoft® File Systems backup and restore.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-25659
**DESCRIPTION:**python-cryptography could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a Bleichenbacher timing attack. By sending a specially-crafted request using the RSA decryption API, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain parts of the cipher text encrypted with RSA, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192485 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

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Workarounds and Mitigations

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