CVE-2016-1494
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.3)—
The verify function in the RSA package for Python (Python-RSA) before 3.3 allows attackers to spoof signatures with a small public exponent via crafted signature padding, aka a BERserk attack.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Puntuación base: 5.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 7.05%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 94
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (4)
CWE
- CWE-20
Referencias
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175897.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175942.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00032.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79829
- https://bitbucket.org/sybren/python-rsa/pull-requests/14/security-fix-bb06-attack-in-verify-by/diff
- https://blog.filippo.io/bleichenbacher-06-signature-forgery-in-python-rsa/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175897.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175942.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00032.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79829
- https://bitbucket.org/sybren/python-rsa/pull-requests/14/security-fix-bb06-attack-in-verify-by/diff
- https://blog.filippo.io/bleichenbacher-06-signature-forgery-in-python-rsa/
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