CVE-2016-6298

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Published 2016-09-01 · Modified 2024-04-29
CVSS v3
5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
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).

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
63%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6298

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/releases/tag/v0.3.2

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/pull/66

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/issues/65

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/commit/eb5be5bd94c8cae1d7f3ba9801377084d8e5a7ba

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed0.3.2-1
debian debianbullseyefixed0.3.2-1
debian debianforkyfixed0.3.2-1
debian debiansidfixed0.3.2-1
debian debiantrixiefixed0.3.2-1

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
python PyPIjwcrypto<0.3.20.3.2
python PyPIjwcrypto<eb5be5bd94c8cae1d7f3ba9801377084d8e5a7ba||<0.4.0eb5be5bd94c8cae1d7f3ba9801377084d8e5a7ba

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
latchsetjwcrypto{"endExcluding":"0.3.2"}0.3.2

References

CWEs

CWE-200

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.