PT-2009-3194

CVE-2009-0544

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Published

2009-02-12

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Updated

2017-08-08

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CVSS 2.0
10
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PyCrypto version 2.0.1
Description A buffer overflow issue in the ARC2 module allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large ARC2 key length.
Recommendations For PyCrypto version 2.0.1, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as using a large ARC2 key length could lead to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
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Related identifiers
DSA-1726-1
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