Python Crypto vulnerability

2017-08-2800:00:00

ubuntu.com

9.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

9.9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

7.5 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.014 Low

EPSS

Percentile

86.4%

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Releases

Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

python-crypto - cryptographic algorithms and protocols for Python

Details

USN-3199-1 fixed a vulnerability in Python Crypto. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that the ALGnew function in block_templace.c in the Python
Cryptography Toolkit contained a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.
A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code by using
a crafted initialization vector parameter.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu12.04noarchpython3-crypto< 2.4.1-1ubuntu0.2UNKNOWN
Ubuntu12.04noarchpython-crypto< 2.4.1-1ubuntu0.2UNKNOWN