PT-2016-7715 · Python Cryptography Authority+2 · Cryptography+2

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CVE-2016-9243

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Published

2016-11-09

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Updated

2024-09-18

CVSS v4.0

8.7

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions cryptography versions prior to 1.5.3
Description The issue arises when HKDF in cryptography is used with a length less than algorithm.digest size, resulting in an empty byte-string being returned.
Recommendations For versions prior to 1.5.3, update to version 1.5.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

RCE

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2016-3252
ALT-PU-2023-8071
ALT-PU-2024-9926
CVE-2016-9243
GHSA-Q3CJ-2R34-2CWC
MGASA-2016-0377
PYSEC-2017-8
USN-3138-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Ubuntu
Cryptography