VDB
CVE-2016-6298
CVE-2016-6298
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM
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).
EPSS 2.25% · 81.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5.300000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
2.25%
81.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | python-jwcrypto | 0, 0.2.1-1 |
Timeline
- Sep 1, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
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- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6298 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/issues/65 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/pull/66 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/commit/eb5be5bd94c8cae1d7f3ba9801377084d8e5a7ba third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6298 third-party-advisory