conda-smithy Insecure Encryption Vulnerable to Oracle Padding Attack
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
conda-smithy is a tool for combining a conda recipe with configurations to build using freely hosted CI services into a single repository. Prior to version 3.47.1, the travis_encrypt_binstar_token implementation in the conda-smithy package has been identified as vulnerable to an Oracle Padding Attack. This vulnerability results from the use of an outdated and insecure padding scheme during RSA encryption. A malicious actor with access to an oracle system can exploit this flaw by iteratively submitting modified ciphertexts and analyzing responses to infer the plaintext without possessing the private key. This issue has been patched in version 3.47.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| conda-forge | conda-smithy | before 3.47.1 | 3.47.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- conda-smithy Vendorconda-forge Affected before 3.47.1 Fixed in 3.47.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA conda-smithy (conda-forge) Fixed in 3.47.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-49824
References
Other 3
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- TI-2025-23821 conda-forge-webservices has an Unauthorized Artifact Modification Race Condition CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-34328 Improper access control in conda-forge conda-smithy CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
Sources
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