CVE-2023-50782 (High) detected in cryptography-2.6.1-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

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CVE-2023-50782 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - cryptography-2.6.1-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

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

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c3/c1/cf8665c955c9393e9ff0872ba6cd3dc6f46ef915e94afcf6e0410508ca69/cryptography-2.6.1-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

Path to dependency file: /encryption-on-the-fly/requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /teSource-ArchiveExtractor_747dfafb-5007-43bc-af58-18b19f548702/20190702203809_87843/20190702203750_depth_0/cryptography-2.6.1-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64/cryptography

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ cryptography-2.6.1-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2024-02-05

URL: CVE-2023-50782

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-3ww4-gg4f-jr7f

Release Date: 2024-02-05

Fix Resolution: 42.0.0

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