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CVE-2018-1000808

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2018-10-08
  • WeaknessCWE-404

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-10-0815:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
16.4= 16.04no fix published
Pyopenssl project pyopenssl
BranchAffectedFixed in
17.5< 17.5.017.5.0
Redhat enterprise linux desktop
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.0= 7.0no fix published

4 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.05.9read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.04.3read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-404read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.9 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2018-10-08
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000808?

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.

Is CVE-2018-1000808 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-1000808 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.9% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-1000808?

CVE-2018-1000808 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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