CVE-2016-6298 (GCVE-0-2016-6298)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-01 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:22
VLAI
Summary
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).
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1021 records in the last 180 days details
Date Public
2016-08-31 00:00
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