CVE-2023-49083CWE-476

cryptography vulnerable to NULL-dereference when loading PKCS7 certificates

Medium · published November 29, 2023

CVSS v3.1
5.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
62.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers. Calling `load_pem_pkcs7_certificates` or `load_der_pkcs7_certificates` could lead to a NULL-pointer dereference and segfault. Exploitation of this vulnerability poses a serious risk of Denial of Service (DoS) for any application attempting to deserialize a PKCS7 blob/certificate. The consequences extend to potential disruptions in system availability and stability. This vulnerability has been patched in version 41.0.6.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00985 · 62.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2023-11-29T18:50Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 NOV 18:50Z
    cryptography vulnerable to NULL-dereference when loading PKCS7 certificates
    cvelistv5