CVE-2013-7459: Buffer Overflow in pycrypto

CVE-2013-7459 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2017-02-15

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ALGnew function in block_templace.c in Python Cryptography Toolkit (aka pycrypto) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as demonstrated by a crafted iv parameter to cryptmsg.py.

Technologies: pycrypto (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2013-7459 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2013-7459 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2013-7459?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 15 February 2017.
Which products and versions are affected?
pycrypto (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.6.1, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=8dbe0dc3eea5c689d4f76b37b93fe216cf1f00d4|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2013-7459?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2013-7459?
Check whether you run pycrypto (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • pycrypto (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.6.1, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=8dbe0dc3eea5c689d4f76b37b93fe216cf1f00d4|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2013-7459
  • GHSA-cq27-v7xp-c356
  • PYSEC-2017-94

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