CVE-2016-6298
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.3)—
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).
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Puntuación base: 5.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.25%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 82
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
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 (1)
CWE
- CWE-200
Referencias
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92729
- https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/commit/eb5be5bd94c8cae1d7f3ba9801377084d8e5a7ba
- https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/issues/65
- https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/pull/66
- https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/releases/tag/v0.3.2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92729
- https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/commit/eb5be5bd94c8cae1d7f3ba9801377084d8e5a7ba
- https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/issues/65
- https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/pull/66
- https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/releases/tag/v0.3.2
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