Bug 2248982 (CVE-2023-46894) - CVE-2023-46894 esptool: inadequate encryption strength
Summary: CVE-2023-46894 esptool: inadequate encryption strength
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-46894
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2248983
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-11-10 00:50 UTC by Robb Gatica
Modified: 2023-11-10 00:50 UTC (History)
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In certain circumstances, esptool was found to use a weak cryptographic algorithm. An attacker can exploit weak or outdated encryption algorithms to expose confidential information.
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Description Robb Gatica 2023-11-10 00:50:25 UTC 
An issue discovered in esptool 4.6.2 allows attackers to view sensitive information via weak cryptographic algorithm.

https://github.com/espressif/esptool/issues/926
Comment 1 Robb Gatica 2023-11-10 00:50:38 UTC 
Created esptool tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2248983]
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