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Improper Input Validation Affecting python-cryptography package, versions <2.3-1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.18% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-PYTHONCRYPTOGRAPHY-312006
  • published 22 Jul 2018
  • disclosed 30 Jul 2018
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Introduced: 22 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-10903 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-20 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 python-cryptography to version 2.3-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-cryptography package and not the python-cryptography package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in python-cryptography versions between >=1.9.0 and <2.3. The finalize_with_tag API did not enforce a minimum tag length. If a user did not validate the input length prior to passing it to finalize_with_tag an attacker could craft an invalid payload with a shortened tag (e.g. 1 byte) such that they would have a 1 in 256 chance of passing the MAC check. GCM tag forgeries can cause key leakage.