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Alpine Linux: CVE-2018-1000807: py-openssl Multiple vulnerabilities

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2018-1000807: py-openssl Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/08/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
01/21/2019
Modified
12/27/2019

Description

Python Cryptographic Authority pyopenssl version prior to version 17.5.0 contains a CWE-416: Use After Free vulnerability in X509 object handling that can result in Use after free can lead to possible denial of service or remote code execution.. This attack appear to be exploitable via Depends on the calling application and if it retains a reference to the memory.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 17.5.0.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-py-openssl

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