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01 Record

CVE-2020-36242

In the cryptography package before 3.3.2 for Python, certain sequences of update calls to symmetrically encrypt multi-GB values could result in an integer overflow and buffer overflow, as demonstrated

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

In the cryptography package before 3.3.2 for Python, certain sequences of update calls to symmetrically encrypt multi-GB values could result in an integer overflow and buffer overflow, as demonstrated

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
6.71% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 93.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-02-07 19:50Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 17:23Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-02-07
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase
  • CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
033d7c6eab1669b7bee9dd59d3dc679da716fcfe9662427caf5b2e964d186fa2

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
cryptography.iocryptographyNot specified—
fedoraprojectfedoraNot specified—
redhatansible_automation_platformNot specified—
redhatansible_engineNot specified—
redhatansible_towerNot specified—
redhatcloudforms_managementengineNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatopenstackNot specified—
redhatquayNot specified—
redhatrhel_software_collectionsNot specified—
redhatrhev_hypervisorNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Arch Linux

  • python-cryptography
    Fixed in 3.4-1

Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • python-cryptography
    Fixed in 3.3.2-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • python-cryptography
    Fixed in 3.3.2-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • python-cryptography
    Fixed in 3.3.2-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.