High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-15560
CVE-2018-15560
Description
PyCryptodome before 3.6.6 has an integer overflow in the data_len variable in AESNI.c, related to the AESNI_encrypt and AESNI_decrypt functions, leading to the mishandling of messages shorter than 16 bytes.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
pycryptodomePyPI | < 3.6.6 | 3.6.6 |
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References
5- github.com/Legrandin/pycryptodome/issues/198nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- whitehatck01.blogspot.com/2018/08/integer-overflow-vulnerability-in.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hgg3-g7gr-66r7ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15560ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pycryptodome/PYSEC-2018-21.yamlghsaWEB
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