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High
CVE-2020-25658
It was found that python-rsa is vulnerable to Bleichenbacher timing...
Vulnerability Description
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.
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
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-25658
- https://github.com/sybrenstuvel/python-rsa/issues/165
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2SAF67KDGSOHLVFTRDOHNEAFDRSSYIWA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QY4PJWTYSOV7ZEYZVMYIF6XRU73CY6O7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/APF364QJ2IYLPDNVFBOEJ24QP2WLVLJP/
Affected Vendor
Sybren A. Stüvel
View all reports →Affected Software
python-rsa
Vulnerable Versions:
after 3.0 (inclusive)
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 12th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.