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Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Oct 8, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-1000808

CVE-2018-1000808

Description

Python Cryptographic Authority pyopenssl version Before 17.5.0 contains a CWE - 401 : Failure to Release Memory Before Removing Last Reference vulnerability in PKCS #12 Store that can result in Denial of service if memory runs low or is exhausted. This attack appear to be exploitable via Depends upon calling application, however it could be as simple as initiating a TLS connection. Anything that would cause the calling application to reload certificates from a PKCS #12 store.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 17.5.0.

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Affected packages

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PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
pyopensslPyPI
< 17.5.017.5.0

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249

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