ghsa-q3cj-2r34-2cwc
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 02:51
Modified
2024-09-13 20:08
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
8.7 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
Improper input validation in cryptography
Details

HKDF in cryptography before 1.5.3 returns an empty byte-string if used with a length less than algorithm.digest_size.

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        "name": "cryptography"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-9243"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-06-17T21:29:04Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-03-27T17:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "HKDF in cryptography before 1.5.3 returns an empty byte-string if used with a length less than algorithm.digest_size.",
  "id": "GHSA-q3cj-2r34-2cwc",
  "modified": "2024-09-13T20:08:25Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T02:51:56Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9243"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/issues/3211"
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    },
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    },
    {
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    {
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/09/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94216"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3138-1"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Improper input validation in cryptography"
}


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