#VU15945 Information disclosure in python-cryptography - CVE-2018-10903
Published: November 16, 2018 / Updated: November 19, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15945
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10903
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
python-cryptography
python-cryptography
Software vendor:
Python Cryptographic Authority
Python Cryptographic Authority
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to due to insufficient enforcement of a minimum tag length prior to passing user-supplied input to the finalize_with_tag API. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits a malicious short tag length, trigger key leakage and access sensitive information.
Remediation
Update to version 2.3.