CVE-2020-36242
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
Description
In the cryptography package before 3.3.2 for Python, certain sequences of update calls to symmetrically encrypt multi-GB values could result in an integer overflow and buffer overflow, as demonstrated by the Fernet class.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.1 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | py3-cryptography | Not affected (38.0.3-r2) |
| Stream | py3-cryptography | Not affected (41.0.3-r0) |
References
- https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/blob/master/CHANGELOG.rst
- https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/compare/3.3.1...3.3.2
- https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/issues/5615
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L7RGQLK4J5ZQFRLKCHVVG6BKZTUQMG7E/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/L7RGQLK4J5ZQFRLKCHVVG6BKZTUQMG7E/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html