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GHSA-3ww4-gg4f-jr7f: Python Cryptography package vulnerable to Bleichenbacher timing oracle attack
A flaw was found in the python-cryptography package. This issue may allow a remote attacker to decrypt captured messages in TLS servers that use RSA key exchanges, which may lead to exposure of confidential or sensitive data.
Python Cryptography package vulnerable to Bleichenbacher timing oracle attack
Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 5, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 5, 2024
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Ubuntu Security Notice 6673-2 - USN-6673-1 provided a security update for python-cryptography. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Hubert Kario discovered that python-cryptography incorrectly handled errors returned by the OpenSSL API when processing incorrect padding in RSA PKCS#1 v1.5. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to expose confidential or sensitive information.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6673-1 - Hubert Kario discovered that python-cryptography incorrectly handled errors returned by the OpenSSL API when processing incorrect padding in RSA PKCS#1 v1.5. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to expose confidential or sensitive information. It was discovered that python-cryptography incorrectly handled memory operations when processing mismatched PKCS#12 keys. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause python-cryptography to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10.