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 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 15, 2017
Added
Feb 17, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ALGnew function in block_templace.c in Python Cryptography Toolkit (aka pycrypto) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as demonstrated by a crafted iv parameter to cryptmsg.py.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-python-cryptoubuntu-upgrade-python3-crypto
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