CVE-2016-6298
Published Sep 1, 2016
Last updated 14 days ago
Overview
- 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).
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5.3
- Impact score
- 3.6
- Exploitability score
- 1.6
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Severity
- MEDIUM
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 4.3
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 8.6
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-200
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:latchset:jwcrypto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "3D621897-7527-4674-BC69-A6C1C2D76D49",
"versionEndExcluding": "0.3.2"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]