CVE-2013-7459

Critical

Published: 15/02/2017(UTC)Translated: 14/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ALGnew function in block_templace.c in Python Cryptography Toolkit (pycrypto) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by a crafted iv parameter to cryptmsg.py.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to remotely execute code, potentially leading to system takeover or data theft.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the pycrypto library to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

Original NVD description (English source)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ALGnew function in block_templace.c in Python Cryptography Toolkit (aka pycrypto) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as demonstrated by a crafted iv parameter to cryptmsg.py.