Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2023 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2023-38325

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in the py3-cryptography package (Alpine). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The cryptography package before 41.0.2 for Python mishandles SSH certificates that have critical options.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20py3-cryptography41.0.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-38325
Alpine:v3.21py3-cryptography41.0.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-38325
Alpine:v3.22py3-cryptography41.0.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-38325
Alpine:v3.23py3-cryptography41.0.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-38325
Alpine:v3.24py3-cryptography41.0.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-38325
PyPIcryptography41.0.2GHSA-cf7p-gm2m-833m
PyPIcryptography41.0.2PYSEC-2023-112

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
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References