CVE-2023-49083 (Medium) detected in cryptography-38.0.1-cp36-abi3-manylinux_2_24_x86_64.whl

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CVE-2023-49083 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - cryptography-38.0.1-cp36-abi3-manylinux_2_24_x86_64.whl

cryptography is a package which provides cryptographic recipes and primitives to Python developers.

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/9b/4e/d7454551c3c7b327510e35d88db35c300484225ba47be861e28f0b520b33/cryptography-38.0.1-cp36-abi3-manylinux_2_24_x86_64.whl

Path to dependency file: /requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy:

• Scrapy-2.6.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Root Library)
  • ❌ cryptography-38.0.1-cp36-abi3-manylinux_2_24_x86_64.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2023-11-29

URL: CVE-2023-49083

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49083

Release Date: 2023-11-29

Fix Resolution: cryptography - 41.0.6

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