USN-3813-1

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    USN-3813-1

    Published: 8 Nov 2018Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: pyopenssl vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that pyOpenSSL incorrectly handled memory when handling X509 objects. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause pyOpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000807) It was discovered that pyOpenSSL incorrectly handled memory when performing operations on a PKCS #12 store. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause pyOpenSSL to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1000808)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3813-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000807, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000808

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pyopenssl

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.15.1-2ubuntu0.2

    Affected versions

    0.15.1-2build1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Integrity
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