CVE-2023-49083

highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.010 · 62 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.98% (62nd) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

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52 products

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Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers. Calling `load_pem_pkcs7_certificates` or `load_der_pkcs7_certificates` could lead to a NULL-pointer dereference and segfault. Exploitation of this vulnerability poses a serious risk of Denial of Service (DoS) for any application attempting to deserialize a PKCS7 blob/certificate. The consequences extend to potential disruptions in system availability and stability. This vulnerability has been patched in version 41.0.6.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.9–7.5

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.17.5highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 2.2 · impact 3.6

v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · OSV

v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · NCSC-NL NL

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-476USCWE-476USCWE-476USCWE-476US

affected products (52)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Amazon Linux 2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:amazon:linux_2:-
Debian Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:-
Dell Secure Connect Gateway <5.36.00.16all versionscert_bundDE
Fedora Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:-
Gentoo Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:gentoo:linux:-
Oracle Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:oracle:linux:-
RESF Rocky Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:resf:rocky_linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update Infrastructure 4all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:update_infrastructure_4
Red Hat Satellite 6.15all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6.15
SUSE Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:-
SUSE openSUSEall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:opensuse:-
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain< 7.10.1.70cert_bundDE
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain< 7.13.1.40cert_bundDE
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain< 8.3.1.10cert_bundDE
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain< 8.4.0.0cert_bundDE
Dell Secure Connect Gateway< 5.36.00.16cert_bundDE
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform< 2.4cert_bundDE
pyca cryptography3.1, → 41.0.6enisa_euvdEU
Python Cryptographic Authority cryptography3.1 → 41.0.6fstec_bduRU

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advisories (11)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2024-0299 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle AnalyticsNL2024-07-17csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Er zijn kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Analytics.
NCSC-2024-0411Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Database productenNL2024-10-17csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Oracle heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in diverse Database producten en subsystemen, zoals de Core database, Application Express, Autonomous Health Framework, Essbase, GoldenGate, SQL Developer en Secure Backup.
WID-SEC-W-2024-0869Oracle Communications: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-04-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Communications ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
WID-SEC-W-2024-0995Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-04-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder seine Privilegien zu erweitern.
WID-SEC-W-2024-1328Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-06-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand erzeugen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS)-Angriffe durchzuführen.
WID-SEC-W-2024-1696SolarWinds Platform: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-07-23csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in SolarWinds Platform ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, Daten zu manipulieren und vertrauliche Informationen preiszugeben.
WID-SEC-W-2024-3377Dell PowerProtect Data Domain: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-11-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, Informationen offenzulegen und um nicht näher beschriebene Auswirkungen zu erzielen.
WID-SEC-W-2025-0225Dell PowerProtect Data Domain: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-01-30csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain ausnutzen, um erhöhte Rechte zu erlangen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen und einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
WID-SEC-W-2025-2043IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-09-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand zu erzeugen, um Dateien zu manipulieren und um nicht nächer spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu erzielen..
GHSA-jfhm-5ghh-2f97cryptography vulnerable to NULL-dereference when loading PKCS7 certificates2023-11-28ghsa · osvUS
### Summary Calling `load_pem_pkcs7_certificates` or `load_der_pkcs7_certificates` could lead to a NULL-pointer dereference and segfault. ### PoC Here is a Python code that triggers the issue: ```python from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.serialization.pkcs7 import load_der_pkcs7_certificates, load_pem_pkcs7_certificates pem_p7 = b""" -----BEGIN PKCS7----- MAsGCSqGSIb3DQEHAg== -----END PKCS7----- """ der_p7 = b"\x30\x0B\x06\x09\x2A\x86\x48\x86\xF7\x0D\x01\x07\x02" load_pem_pkcs7_certificates(pem_p7) load_der_pkcs7_certificates(der_p7) ``` ### Impact Exploitation of this vulnerability poses a serious risk of Denial of Service (DoS) for any application attempting to deserialize a PKCS7 blob/certificate. The consequences extend to potential disruptions in system availability and stability.
PYSEC-2023-2542023-11-29vendor · osvUS
cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers. Calling `load_pem_pkcs7_certificates` or `load_der_pkcs7_certificates` could lead to a NULL-pointer dereference and segfault. Exploitation of this vulnerability poses a serious risk of Denial of Service (DoS) for any application attempting to deserialize a PKCS7 blob/certificate. The consequences extend to potential disruptions in system availability and stability. This vulnerability has been patched in version 41.0.6.

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cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu osv cert_bund ncsc_nl NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-11-29modified 2026-06-17

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