CVE-2023-50781
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
m2crypto Bleichenbacher timing attack - incomplete fix for CVE-2020-25657
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.40.1-3 |
| rhel | 8.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 9.0 | affected | |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | m2crypto | <=0.40.1 | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | update_infrastructure | 4 | |
| m2crypto_project | m2crypto | - | |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-50781
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254426
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50781
- https://gitlab.com/m2crypto/m2crypto
- https://gitlab.com/m2crypto/m2crypto/-/issues/342
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-50781.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-50781
CWEs
CWE-203
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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