Reusing a Nonce Affecting python-pysaml2 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.89% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-PYTHONPYSAML2-9891189
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed24 May 2017

Introduced: 24 May 2017

CVE-2017-1000246  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-323  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 python-pysaml2.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-pysaml2 package and not the python-pysaml2 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Python package pysaml2 version 4.4.0 and earlier reuses the initialization vector across encryptions in the IDP server, resulting in weak encryption of data.