QID 980197

QID 980197: Python (pip) Security Update for enrocrypt (GHSA-35m5-8cvj-8783)

Security update has been released for enrocrypt to fix the vulnerability.

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The vulnerability is we used MD5 hashing Algorithm In our hashing file. If anyone who is a beginner(and doesn't know about hashes) can face problems as MD5 is considered a Insecure Hashing Algorithm.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.

Solution

The vulnerability is patched in v1.1.4 of the product, the users can upgrade to version 1.1.4.Workaround:
If u specifically want a version and don't want to upgrade, you can remove the `MD5` hashing function from the file `hashing.py` and this vulnerability will be gone

Vendor References

GHSA-35m5-8cvj-8783 - github.com/advisories/GHSA-35m5-8cvj-8783

CVEs related to QID 980197

CVE-2021-39182 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-35m5-8cvj-8783	enrocrypt		github.com/advisories/GHSA-35m5-8cvj-8783

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