ryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers. Calling `load_pem_pkcs7_certificates` or `load_der_pkcs7_certificates` could lead to a NULL-pointer dereference and segfault. Exploitation of this vulnerability poses a serious risk of Denial of Service (DoS) for any application attempting to deserialize a PKCS7 blob/certificate. The consequences extend to potential disruptions in system availability and stability. This vulnerability has been patched in version 41.0.6.
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v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.9 |
| References | () https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/commit/f09c261ca10a31fe41b1262306db7f8f1da0e48a - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/pull/9926 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/security/advisories/GHSA-jfhm-5ghh-2f97 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QMNTYMUGFJSDBYBU22FUYBHFRZODRKXV/ - |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:cryptography.io:cryptography:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* |
Published : 2023-11-29 19:15
Updated : 2025-11-03 22:16
NVD link : CVE-2023-49083
Mitre link : CVE-2023-49083
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-49083
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NULL Pointer Dereference