Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-25658: Security patch for python-rsa (ALAS-2023-2150)

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-25658: Security patch for python-rsa (ALAS-2023-2150)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/12/2020
Created
07/21/2023
Added
07/21/2023
Modified
07/21/2023

Description

It was found that python-rsa is vulnerable to Bleichenbacher timing attacks. An attacker can use this flaw via the RSA decryption API to decrypt parts of the cipher text encrypted with RSA.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python2-rsa
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-rsa

References

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;