CVSS 3.1
5.3 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NCVE-2016-6298
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).
Severity
- EPSS
- 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 82% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-200
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- latchset:jwcrypto
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-wg33-x934-3ghh | PyPI | jwcrypto | <0.3.2 | 0.3.2 |
| PYSEC-2016-4 | PyPI | jwcrypto | <0.4.0 | 0.4.0 |