NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting mitmproxy package, versions <12.2.1-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.99% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-WOLFILATEST-MITMPROXY-15878609
  • published3 Apr 2026
  • disclosed29 Nov 2023

Introduced: 29 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-49083  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Wolfi mitmproxy to version 12.2.1-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mitmproxy package and not the mitmproxy package as distributed by Wolfi. See How to fix? for Wolfi relevant fixed versions and status.

cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers. Calling load_pem_pkcs7_certificates or load_der_pkcs7_certificates could lead to a NULL-pointer dereference and segfault. Exploitation of this vulnerability poses a serious risk of Denial of Service (DoS) for any application attempting to deserialize a PKCS7 blob/certificate. The consequences extend to potential disruptions in system availability and stability. This vulnerability has been patched in version 41.0.6.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1