Improper Input Validation Affecting python-cryptography package, versions <1.2.3-1ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.46% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-PYTHONCRYPTOGRAPHY-312012
  • published27 Mar 2017
  • disclosed27 Mar 2017

Introduced: 27 Mar 2017

CVE-2016-9243  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 python-cryptography to version 1.2.3-1ubuntu0.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

HKDF in cryptography before 1.5.2 returns an empty byte-string if used with a length less than algorithm.digest_size.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1