QID 983257

QID 983257: Python (pip) Security Update for cryptography (GHSA-hggm-jpg3-v476)

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

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

RSA decryption was vulnerable to Bleichenbacher timing vulnerabilities, which would impact people using RSA decryption in online scenarios.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.9 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
    • Solution
    This is fixed in cryptography 3.2. https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/commit/58494b41d6ecb0f56b7c5f05d5f5e3ca0320d494 is the resolving commit.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 983257

    CVE-2020-25659 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-hggm-jpg3-v476 cryptography URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-hggm-jpg3-v476
    By selecting these links, you may be leaving CVEreport webspace. We have provided these links to other websites because they may have information that would be of interest to you. No inferences should be drawn on account of other sites being referenced, or not, from this page. There may be other websites that are more appropriate for your purpose. CVEreport does not necessarily endorse the views expressed, or concur with the facts presented on these sites. Further, CVEreport does not endorse any commercial products that may be mentioned on these sites. Please address comments about any linked pages to [email protected].