---
cve: "CVE-2013-7459"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "9.6%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2017-02-15 15:59:00"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-16T23:24:05+02:00"
---

# CVE-2013-7459

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ALGnew function in block_templace.c in Python Cryptography Toolkit (aka pycrypto) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as demonstrated by a crafted iv parameter to cryptmsg.py.

## Referenzen

- <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1409754>
- <https://pony7.fr/ctf:public:32c3:cryptmsg>
- <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/27/8>
- <https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RJ37R2YLX56YZABFNAOWV4VTHTGYREAE/>
- <https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/issues/176>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95122>
- <https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C6BWNADPLKDBBQBUT3P75W7HAJCE7M3B/>
- <https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-14>
- <https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/commit/8dbe0dc3eea5c689d4f76b37b93fe216cf1f00d4>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2013-7459) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_