# CVE-2018-1000159: tlslite-ng version 0.7.3 and earlier, since commit d7b288316bca7bcdd082e6ccff5491e241305233 contains a CWE-354: Improper Validation of Integ

- Also known as: GHSA-CWH5-3CW7-4286, PYSEC-2018-31
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.7.4
- Published: 2018-04-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- tlslite-ng (PyPI): fixed in 0.7.4

## Description

tlslite-ng version 0.7.3 and earlier, since commit d7b288316bca7bcdd082e6ccff5491e241305233 contains a CWE-354: Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value vulnerability in TLS implementation, tlslite/utils/constanttime.py: ct_check_cbc_mac_and_pad(); line "end_pos = data_len - 1 - mac.digest_size" that can result in an attacker manipulating the TLS ciphertext which will not be detected by receiving tlslite-ng. This attack appears to be exploitable via man in the middle on a network connection. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed after commit 3674815d1b0f7484454995e2737a352e0a6a93d8.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, tlslite-ng, upgrade to a fixed version (0.7.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/tomato42/tlslite-ng/pull/234

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