PYSEC-2012-1

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    PYSEC-2012-1

    Published: 15 Sept 2012Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Beaker before 1.6.4, when using PyCrypto to encrypt sessions, uses AES in ECB cipher mode, which might allow remote attackers to obtain portions of sensitive session data via unspecified vectors.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2541, http://secunia.com/advisories/50520, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/10, https://github.com/bbangert/beaker/commit/91becae76101cf87ce8cbfabe3af2622fc328fe5, http://secunia.com/advisories/50226, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=809267, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-39vm-p9mr-4r27

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: beaker

    Purl: pkg:pypi/beaker

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -91becae76101cf87ce8cbfabe3af2622fc328fe5

    Affected versions

    0.5

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High