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Advisory details: ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6298
Advisory ID ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6298
Aliases CVE-2016-6298
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).
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6298.json
ubuntu-priority medium https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6298.json
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/commit/eb5be5bd94c8cae1d7f3ba9801377084d8e5a7ba
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/issues/65
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/pull/66
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6298
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6298
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6298.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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There are no SSVC decisions available.