GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-wg33-x934-3ghh jwcrypto lacks the Random Filling protection mechanism

MEDIUM Published 2022-05-17 Modified 2024-11-19 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2016-6298
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
jwcrypto
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-200
Reviewed
2024-04-29

Affected packages

• PyPI jwcrypto: < 0.3.2 → fixed in 0.3.2

Description

The _Rsa15 class in the RSA 1.5 algorithm implementation in jwa.py in jwcrypto before 0.3.2 lacks the Random Filling protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext data via a Million Message Attack (MMA).

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2016-6298 The _Rsa15 class in the RSA 1.5 algorithm implementation in jwa.py in jwcrypto before 0.3.2 lacks the Random Filling protection mechanism,… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness

References