CVE-2018-15560

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 44% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EPSS
75.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 20, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
pycryptodome3.0 ... 3.6.5 (23 versions)3.6.6—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 45× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-15560?
CVE-2018-15560 is a high vulnerability published on August 20, 2018. PyCryptodome before 3.6.6 has an integer overflow in the datalen variable in AESNI.c, related to the AESNIencrypt and AESNI_decrypt functions, leading to the mishandling of messages shorter than 16 bytes.
When was CVE-2018-15560 disclosed?
CVE-2018-15560 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 20, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-15560 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-15560 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 75.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-15560?
CVE-2018-15560 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-15560?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-15560, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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