VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-9243
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability3.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-03-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Description
HKDF in cryptography before 1.5.2 returns an empty byte-string if used with a length less than algorithm.digest_size.
Primary references
- secalert@redhat.com — Mailing List, Patch, VDB Entry
- secalert@redhat.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat.com — Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat.com — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Patch, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory