Overview
- Description
- CPython 3.9 and earlier doesn't disallow configuring an empty list ("[]") for SSLContext.set_npn_protocols() 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).
- Source
- cna@python.org
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 6.5
- Impact score
- 2.5
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- Severity
- MEDIUM
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending