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CVE-2016-9243 Detail

Current Description

HKDF in cryptography before 1.5.2 returns an empty byte-string if used with a length less than algorithm.digest_size.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  03/27/2017
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.5 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 3.9

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): None

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized modification

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/09/2 Mailing List Patch VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94216 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3138-1 Third Party Advisory
https://cryptography.io/en/latest/changelog Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/commit/b924696b2e8731f39696584d12cceeb3aeb2d874 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/issues/3211 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5R2ZOBMPWDFFHUZ6QOZZY36A6H5CGJXL/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U23KDR2M2N7W2ZSREG63BVW7D4VC6CIZ/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WQ5G7KHKZC4SI23JE7277KZXM57GEQKT/ Third Party Advisory

Technical Details

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-9243
NVD Published Date:
03/27/2017
NVD Last Modified:
04/04/2017