PatchTheCVEpycrypto vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting pycrypto, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 2 tracked.
pycrypto has 2 tracked vulnerabilities, 1 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 2. Most recent: 2018-02-03. Highest priority: CVE-2013-7459 (score 68/100).
- CVE-2018-6594 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE MITIGATE lib/Crypto/PublicKey/ElGamal.py in PyCrypto through 2.6.1 generates weak ElGamal key parameters, which allows
- CVE-2013-7459 CRITICAL 9.8 UPGRADE MITIGATE Heap-based buffer overflow in the ALGnew function in block_templace.c in Python Cryptography Toolkit (aka pycr
FAQ
How do I fix pycrypto vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is pycrypto being exploited right now?
None of the tracked pycrypto CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which pycrypto CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2013-7459 currently ranks highest (68/100): Heap-based buffer overflow in the ALGnew function in block_templace.c in Python Cryptography Toolkit (aka pycr.