BIT-python-min-2024-5642
See a problem?- Import Source
- https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/python-min/BIT-python-min-2024-5642.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/BIT-python-min-2024-5642
- Aliases
- Published
- 2025-10-14T09:29:30.360Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-14T09:53:39.450Z
- Summary
- Buffer overread when using an empty list with SSLContext.set_npn_protocols()
- Details
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CPython 3.9 and earlier doesn't disallow configuring an empty list ("[]") for SSLContext.setnpnprotocols() which is an invalid value for the underlying OpenSSL API. This results in a buffer over-read when NPN is used (see CVE-2024-5535 for OpenSSL). This vulnerability is of low severity due to NPN being not widely used and specifying an empty list likely being uncommon in-practice (typically a protocol name would be configured).
- Database specific
{ "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "severity": "Medium" }- References
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/28/4
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/39258d3595300bc7b952854c915f63ae2d4b9c3e
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a2cdbb6e8188ba9ba8b356b28d91bff60e86fe31
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/121227
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/23014
- https://jbp.io/2024/06/27/cve-2024-5535-openssl-memory-safety.html
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/PLP2JI3PJY33YG6P5BZYSSNU66HASXBQ/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5642
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240726-0005/
Affected packages
Bitnami / python-min
Package
- Name
- python-min
- Purl
- pkg:bitnami/python-min
Severity
- 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator