vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2013-7459): Python Crypto vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 15, 2017 | Feb 17, 2017 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 15, 2017
Added
Feb 17, 2017
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
It was discovered that the ALGnew function in block_templace.c in the Python
Cryptography Toolkit contained a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.
A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code by using
a crafted initialization vector parameter.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-python-cryptoubuntu-upgrade-python3-crypto
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