USN-4196-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4196-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4196-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4196-1
Related
Published
2019-11-18T12:42:01.043160Z
Modified
2019-11-18T12:42:01.043160Z
Summary
python-ecdsa vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that python-ecdsa incorrectly handled certain signatures. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause python-ecdsa to generate unexpected exceptions, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-14853)

It was discovered that python-ecdsa incorrectly verified DER encoding in signatures. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform certain malleability attacks. (CVE-2019-14859)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / python-ecdsa

Package

Name
python-ecdsa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-ecdsa?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.13-2ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.13-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.13-2ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "python-ecdsa"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.13-2ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "python3-ecdsa"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / python-ecdsa

Package

Name
python-ecdsa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-ecdsa?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.13-2ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.13-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.13-2ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "python-ecdsa"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.13-2ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "python3-ecdsa"
        }
    ]
}