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52 lines
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="201702-14">
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<title>PyCrypto: Remote execution of arbitrary code</title>
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<synopsis>A heap-based buffer overflow in PyCrypto might allow remote
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attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">pycrypto</product>
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<announced>2017-02-20</announced>
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<revised count="1">2017-02-20</revised>
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<bug>576494</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="dev-python/pycrypto" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">2.6.1-r2</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">2.6.1-r2</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>The Python Cryptography Toolkit (PyCrypto) is a collection of both
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secure hash functions (such as SHA256 and RIPEMD160), and various
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encryption algorithms (AES, DES, RSA, ElGamal, etc.).
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in
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PyCrypto. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>A remote attacker, able to control the mode of operation in PyCrypto’s
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AES module, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
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the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>All PyCrypto users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/pycrypto-2.6.1-r2"
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</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7459">CVE-2013-7459</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-02-06T00:09:22Z">b-man</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-02-20T23:17:13Z">whissi</metadata>
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</glsa>
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