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Critical
CVE-2009-0544
Buffer overflow in the PyCrypto ARC2 module 2.0.1 allows remote...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the PyCrypto ARC2 module 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large ARC2 key length.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48617
- http://gitweb2.dlitz.net/?p=crypto/pycrypto-2.x.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d1c4875e1f220652fe7ff8358f56dee3b2aba31b
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:049
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/07/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
- http://gitweb2.dlitz.net/?p=crypto/pycrypto-2.x.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fd73731dfad451a81056fbb01e09aa78ab82eb5d
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34199
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33674
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/12/5
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-11.xml
Affected Vendor
pycrypto
View all reports →Affected Software
arc2
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 12th, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.