CVE-2023-50782

Python-cryptography: bleichenbacher timing oracle attack against rsa decryption - incomplete fix for cve-2020-25659

Description

A flaw was found in the python-cryptography package. This issue may allow a remote attacker to decrypt captured messages in TLS servers that use RSA key exchanges, which may lead to exposure of confidential or sensitive data.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Categories

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.52%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-50782 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254432 vendor advisory issue tracking
https://www.couchbase.com/alerts/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-50782?
CVE-2023-50782 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-50782?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2023-50782: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Is CVE-2023-50782 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-50782 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-50782?
CVE-2023-50782 affects Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6, Red Hat Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers.
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