VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-0544
Buffer overflow in the PyCrypto ARC2 module 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large ARC2 key length.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 11.5%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.5%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in the PyCrypto ARC2 module 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large ARC2 key length.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 11.52% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- pycrypto/arc2
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://gitweb2.dlitz.net/?p=crypto/pycrypto-2.x.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d1c4875e1f220652fe7ff8358f56dee3b2aba31b
- http://gitweb2.dlitz.net/?p=crypto/pycrypto-2.x.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fd73731dfad451a81056fbb01e09aa78ab82eb5d
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34199
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-11.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:049
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:050
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/12/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33674Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48617
- http://gitweb2.dlitz.net/?p=crypto/pycrypto-2.x.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d1c4875e1f220652fe7ff8358f56dee3b2aba31b
- http://gitweb2.dlitz.net/?p=crypto/pycrypto-2.x.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fd73731dfad451a81056fbb01e09aa78ab82eb5d
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34199
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-11.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:049
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:050
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/12/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33674Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48617
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.