CVE-2020-36242

moderate-risk
Published 2021-02-07

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 by the Fernet class.

Do I need to act?

~
1.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.1/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity
44
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 31/34 · Critical
Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low