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Python-cryptography: bleichenbacher timing oracle attack against rsa decryption - incomplete fix for cve-2020-25659

Type: advisorySources: OSV

A flaw was found in the python-cryptography package. This issue may allow a remote attacker to decrypt captured messages in TLS servers that use RSA key exchanges, which may lead to exposure of confidential or sensitive data.

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CVEs
CVE-2023-50782
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4 Nov 2026, 16:07 UTC · Revision 1

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Python-cryptography: bleichenbacher timing oracle attack against rsa decryption - incomplete fix for cve-2020-25659

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Feb 2024, 20:45 UTC

A flaw was found in the python-cryptography package. This issue may allow a remote attacker to decrypt captured messages in TLS servers that use RSA key exchanges, which may lead to exposure of confidential or sensitive data.

osv:CVE-2023-50782
Complete source record
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