Medium severity · published Sep 1, 2016
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, which makes it easier for remote…
5.3
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JW
Jwcrypto · Latchset
before 0.3.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6298
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6298
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92729
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/commit/eb5be5bd94c8cae1d7f3ba9801377084d8e5a7ba
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/issues/65
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/pull/66
Patch
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/releases/tag/v0.3.2
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