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

April 30, 2021 (updated October 26, 2024)

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

References

  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5634
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0637
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1716
  • access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25658
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1889972
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-25658
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xrx6-fmxq-rjj2
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/rsa/PYSEC-2020-100.yaml
  • github.com/sybrenstuvel/python-rsa
  • github.com/sybrenstuvel/python-rsa/commit/dae8ce0d85478e16f2368b2341632775313d41ed
  • github.com/sybrenstuvel/python-rsa/issues/165
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2SAF67KDGSOHLVFTRDOHNEAFDRSSYIWA
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/APF364QJ2IYLPDNVFBOEJ24QP2WLVLJP
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QY4PJWTYSOV7ZEYZVMYIF6XRU73CY6O7
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2SAF67KDGSOHLVFTRDOHNEAFDRSSYIWA
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/APF364QJ2IYLPDNVFBOEJ24QP2WLVLJP
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QY4PJWTYSOV7ZEYZVMYIF6XRU73CY6O7
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25658

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.1 before 4.7

Fixed versions

  • 4.7

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.7 or above.

Impact 5.9 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
  • CWE-385: Covert Timing Channel

Source file

pypi/rsa/CVE-2020-25658.yml

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