CVE-2009-0544

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0544
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-02-12 17:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the PyCrypto ARC2 module 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large ARC2 key length.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pycrypto Arc2 2.0.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo update for pycrypto - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
gitweb2.dlitz.net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gitweb2.dlitz.net
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:010 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - CVE Request: pycrypto af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
gitweb2.dlitz.net Git - crypto/pycrypto-2.x.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gitweb2.dlitz.net
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- PyCrypto: Execution of arbitrary code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:050 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: pycrypto af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:049 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
PyCrypto ARC2 Module Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
gitweb2.dlitz.net Git - crypto/pycrypto-2.x.git/commitdiff MITRE gitweb2.dlitz.net
CONFIRM:http://gitweb2.dlitz.net/?p=crypto/pycrypto-2.x.git;a=commitdiff;h=fd73731dfad451a81056fbb01e09aa78ab82eb5d MITRE gitweb2.dlitz.net
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