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CVE-2020-36242

CVE-2020-36242 REJECTED

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.

EPSS 1.58% · 81.9th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
1.58%
81.9th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSpython-cryptography0, 1.9-1, 2.1.3-3
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSpython-cryptography1.2.3-1ubuntu0.2, 1.1.1-1, 1.1.1-1ubuntu1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSpython-cryptography2.6.1-3.1, 2.6.1-4, 2.6.1-4ubuntu1

Timeline

  • CVE Published
  • Apr 8, 2021 PoC Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
  • Feb 13, 2025 PoC Published
  • Mar 18, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Mar 19, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Mar 20, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Mar 25, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Mar 27, 2025 EPSS Score
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