CVSS 3.0
5.3 mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NCVE-2016-1494
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 7.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 94% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-20
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- fedoraproject:fedora
- opensuse:leap
- opensuse:opensuse
- python:rsa
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-8rjr-6qq5-pj9p | PyPI | rsa | <3.3 | 3.3 |
| PYSEC-2016-10 | PyPI | rsa | <3.3 | 3.3 |
References
- 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