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ALPINE-CVE-2020-36242

ALPINE-CVE-2020-36242 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.100000381469727 CRITICAL

In the cryptography package before 3.3.2 for Python, certain sequences of update calls to symmetrically encrypt multi-GB values could result in an integer overflow and buffer overflow, as demonstrated by the Fernet class.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
9.100000381469727
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.13py3-cryptography0, 0.6.1-r0, 1.0.2-r0
Alpine:v3.23py3-cryptography0, 0.6.1-r0, 0.8.2-r0

Timeline

  • Feb 7, 2021 CVE Published
  • Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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