CVE-2020-25659 Affecting python3-cryptography package, versions <0:3.2.1-4.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.46% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-PYTHON3CRYPTOGRAPHY-2584136
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed11 Jan 2021

Introduced: 11 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-25659  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 python3-cryptography to version 0:3.2.1-4.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-1608.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-cryptography package and not the python3-cryptography package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

python-cryptography 3.2 is vulnerable to Bleichenbacher timing attacks in the RSA decryption API, via timed processing of valid PKCS#1 v1.5 ciphertext.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1