CVE-2016-6298

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 5.3
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).
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-6298
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-09-01T23:59:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2016-11-28T20:31:14
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:jwcrypto_project:jwcrypto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 0.3.1
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.3
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.6
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/commit/eb5be5bd94c8cae1d7f3ba9801377084d8e5a7ba Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/issues/65 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/pull/66 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/releases/tag/v0.3.2 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92729
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6298
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6298
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 10:04:05 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 10:58:47 2016-09-01T23:59Z 2016-09-01T23:59:01 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 10:58:47 2016-11-28T20:31:14 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 10:58:47 Modified Vulnerability Status updated