CVE-2023-23931
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers. In affected versions `Cipher.update_into` would accept Python objects which implement the buffer protocol, but provide only immutable buffers. This would allow immutable objects (such as `bytes`) to be mutated, thus violating fundamental rules of Python and resulting in corrupted output. This now correctly raises an exception. This issue has been present since `update_into` was originally introduced in cryptography 1.8.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedSCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XCM332 (6GK5332-0GA01-2AC2)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRH334 (24 V DC, 8xFO, CC) (6GK5334-2TS01-2ER3)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-3AR3)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-3AR3)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-2AR3)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-2AR3)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-4AR3)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-4AR3)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XCM332 (6GK5332-0GA01-2AC2)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRH334 (24 V DC, 8xFO, CC) (6GK5334-2TS01-2ER3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-3AR3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-3AR3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-2AR3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-2AR3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-4AR3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-4AR3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/
cvss
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affected products (105)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Xerox FreeFlow Print Server v7 for Solarisall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:xerox:freeflow_print_server:v7_for_solaris
advisories (13)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- SSA-806742SSA-806742: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300 before V2.42024-02-13csaf · siemens_psirtDE
SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300 before V2.4 is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Siemens has released an update for SCALANCE X-300 and recommends to update to the latest version.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1021Oracle Communications: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-04-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Communications ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1793Oracle PeopleSoft: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-07-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle PeopleSoft ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1812Oracle Communications: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-07-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Communications ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1818Oracle Database Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-07-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Database Server ausnutzen, um die Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-2031Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xerox FreeFlow Print Server ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Verfügbarkeit und Integrität des Systems zu gefährden.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-2266Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-09-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen oder falsche Informationen zu präsentieren.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-2679Oracle Communications: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-10-17csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Communications ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-2922Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-11-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-1814IBM App Connect Enterprise: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-08-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM App Connect Enterprise ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen oder um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.
- GHSA-w7pp-m8wf-vj6rCipher.update_into can corrupt memory if passed an immutable python object as the outbuf2023-02-07ghsa · osvUS
Previously, `Cipher.update_into` would accept Python objects which implement the buffer protocol, but provide only immutable buffers: ```pycon >>> outbuf = b"\x00" * 32 >>> c = ciphers.Cipher(AES(b"\x00" * 32), modes.ECB()).encryptor() >>> c.update_into(b"\x00" * 16, outbuf) 16 >>> outbuf b'\xdc\x95\xc0x\xa2@\x89\x89\xadH\xa2\x14\x92\x84 \x87\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00' ``` This would allow immutable objects (such as `bytes`) to be mutated, thus violating fundamental rules of Python. This is a soundness bug -- it allows programmers to misuse an API, it cannot be exploited by attacker controlled data alone. This now correctly raises an exception. This issue has been present since `update_into` was originally introduced in cryptography 1.8.
- ICSA-24-046-11Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-3002024-02-13icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300 before V2.4 is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Siemens has released an update for SCALANCE X-300 and recommends to update to the latest version.
- PYSEC-2023-112023-02-07vendor · osvUS
cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers. In affected versions `Cipher.update_into` would accept Python objects which implement the buffer protocol, but provide only immutable buffers. This would allow immutable objects (such as `bytes`) to be mutated, thus violating fundamental rules of Python and resulting in corrupted output. This now correctly raises an exception. This issue has been present since `update_into` was originally introduced in cryptography 1.8.
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references (20)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-23931/cnnvd
- https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/pull/8230/commits/94a50a9731f35405f0357fa5f3b177d46a726ab3cnnvd
- https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/security/advisories/GHSA-w7pp-m8wf-vj6rcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.1151cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.1588cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.1685cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.2027cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.2769cnnvd
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