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python-crypto: vulnerability history, versions and safety

python-crypto is a package in the Ubuntu ecosystem. Vulert records 5 vulnerabilities for it across 8 releases, from Feb 2017 to Apr 2018. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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5 vulnerabilities recorded U5
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0 with no fix published

Every vulnerability has a patched version to move to.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on python-crypto i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Every vulnerability Vulert records for this package has a fix, and the newest was recorded 03 Apr 2018. Apply the fixes listed below and you are clear.

Long-term outlook: usable, with an upgrade 5 vulnerabilities on record across 1 year, none in the last year.

What to do: Move the affected dependencies to the fixed versions listed below, then keep the package monitored so the next vulnerability reaches you. Fix it, then keep watch: Vulert alerts you when a new vulnerability affects the version you run. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 5 over 1 year · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 03 Apr 2018 i
  • Highest CVSS 9.8 i
  • With no published fix 0 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for python-crypto, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

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Version Vulert vulnerabilities Fix published Details
2.6-5 U5 Yes Details →
2.6.1-4 U5 Yes Details →
2.6.1-4build1 U5 Yes Details →
2.6.1-4ubuntu0.2 U2 Yes Details →
2.6.1-4ubuntu0.1 U3 Yes Details →
2.6.1-3 U5 Yes Details →
2.6.1-2 U5 Yes Details →
2.6.1-2build1 U5 Yes Details →

Newest 8 of 8 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2017 3
  • 2018 2

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 5 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for python-crypto

The 5 most severe of 5 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Critical Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Python Cryptography Toolkit (pycrypto) 9.8 critical 2.6.1-4ubuntu0.1 15 Feb 2017
Critical Vulnerability in Python-Crypto and PyCryptodome Packages: Weak ElGamal Key Generation 7.5 high 2.6.1-4ubuntu0.3 03 Feb 2018
Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in Python Crypto Package: USN-3199-1 N/A unrated 2.6.1-4ubuntu0.1 16 Feb 2017
Python Crypto Vulnerability: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Cryptography Toolkit N/A unrated 2.6.1-4ubuntu0.2 17 Feb 2017
Critical Vulnerability in python-crypto: ElGamal Key Parameter Generation Flaw N/A unrated 2.6.1-4ubuntu0.3 03 Apr 2018

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About python-crypto

Is python-crypto safe to use?

Vulert records 5 vulnerabilities for python-crypto in Ubuntu: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 5 not yet rated. Every one of them has a published fix, so the practical answer is to run a supported release and keep it patched.

How many vulnerabilities does python-crypto have?

5 vulnerabilities are recorded for python-crypto in the Ubuntu ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 5 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new python-crypto vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for python-crypto in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 15 Feb 2017. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of python-crypto are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

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