CVE-2020-13757

python-rsa: decryption of ciphertext leads to DoS

Published Jun 1, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
Python-RSA before 4.1 ignores leading '\0' bytes during decryption of ciphertext. This could conceivably have a security-relevant impact, e.g., by helping an attacker to infer that an application uses Python-RSA, or if the length of accepted ciphertext affects application behavior (such as by causing excessive memory allocation).

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-0168 Python-RSA before 4.1 ignores leading '\\0' bytes during decryption of ciphertext. This could conceivably have a security-relevant impact, e.g., by helping an attacker to infer that an application uses Python-RSA, or if the length of accepted ciphertext affects application behavior (such as by causing excessive memory allocation).
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-537h-rv9q-vvph Python-RSA decryption of ciphertext leads to DoS
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4478-1 Python-RSA vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4478-2 Python-RSA vulnerability
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 12:25 PM
Reserved
Jun 1, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 1, 2020, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:53 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 27, 2020, 12:00 AM