CVE - CVE-2016-6298

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-6298	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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).
References
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BID:92729 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92729 CONFIRM:https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/commit/eb5be5bd94c8cae1d7f3ba9801377084d8e5a7ba CONFIRM:https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/issues/65 CONFIRM:https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/pull/66 CONFIRM:https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/releases/tag/v0.3.2
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20160726	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160726)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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