CVE-2023-49083 (GCVE-0-2023-49083)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-29 18:50 – Updated: 2025-12-18 15:32
VLAI
Title
cryptography vulnerable to NULL-dereference when loading PKCS7 certificates
Summary
cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers. Calling `load_pem_pkcs7_certificates` or `load_der_pkcs7_certificates` could lead to a NULL-pointer dereference and segfault. Exploitation of this vulnerability poses a serious risk of Denial of Service (DoS) for any application attempting to deserialize a PKCS7 blob/certificate. The consequences extend to potential disruptions in system availability and stability. This vulnerability has been patched in version 41.0.6.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
pyca cryptography Affected: >= 3.1, < 41.0.6
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