CVE-2020-25658: Timing attacks in python-rsa

CVE-2020-25658 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-11-12

It was found that python-rsa is vulnerable to Bleichenbacher timing attacks. An attacker can use this flaw via the RSA decryption API to decrypt parts of the cipher text encrypted with RSA.

Technologies: rsa (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2020-25658 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-25658 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2020-25658?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 12 November 2020.
Which products and versions are affected?
rsa (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.1,fixed=4.7.
Is there a fix for CVE-2020-25658?
Yes. rsa (PyPI): upgrade to 4.7 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-25658?
Check whether you run rsa (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.

How to fix

  • rsa (PyPI): upgrade to 4.7 or later
    pip install "rsa>=4.7"

Affected products

  • rsa (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.1,fixed=4.7

Identifiers

  • CVE-2020-25658
  • GHSA-xrx6-fmxq-rjj2
  • PYSEC-2020-100

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