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python-pysaml2: Reuse of AES initialization vector in AESCipher

Published Nov 17, 2017

Description

Python package pysaml2 version 4.4.0 and earlier reuses the initialization vector across encryptions in the IDP server, resulting in weak encryption of data.

Affected products

Remediation

Red Hat statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having security impact of Low for: * Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 * Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) * Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka) * Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton) * Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata) * Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 (Pike) Although the affected code is present in shipped packages, python-pysaml2 is included only as a dependency of other packages. The affected code cannot be reached in any supported configuration of Red Hat OpenStack Platform. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

Weaknesses (2)

CWE-323

CWE-330

Insufficient Randomness

References (8)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 17, 2017
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Nov 16, 2017
Link CVE-2017-1000246
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Link CVE-2017-1000246
Red Hat
Severity Low
Public date May 24, 2017
Links CVE-2017-1000246 - Bugzilla
GHSA-CQ94-QF6Q-MF2H