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Out-of-bounds Read in cryptography

Cxde995bcc-bbd5

  • cryptography
High
7.5/10

Summary

pyca/cryptography's wheels include a statically linked copy of OpenSSL. The versions of OpenSSL included in wheels 0.5 prior to cryptograph 48.01 are vulnerable to a security issue.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-125 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Out-of-bounds read is a vulnerability that allows access to memory beyond the authorized accessible location. Such a vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the trusted environment in the application and enables an attacker to launch further attacks by leveraging the exposed information.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published