Vulnerability in Cryptography.io Cryptography

CVE-2020-25659

python-cryptography 3.2 is vulnerable to Bleichenbacher timing attacks in the RSA decryption API, via timed processing of valid PKCS#1 v1.5 ciphertext.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-25659: held from 0.024 to 0.025.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.025 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25659?
CVE-2020-25659 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cryptography.io Cryptography, classified under CWE-385. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-01-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-25659?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-25659 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.