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CVE-2016-6298

Published: Sep 1, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-200
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.2%
Top 19.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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).

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

jwcryptolatchset
On-prem
Security Products / identity-access-mgmt
jwcryptoPyPIOSS Libraries
n/an/a
latchsetoss-projectSecurity Products
pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92729
securityfocus.com
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/commit/eb5be5bd94c8cae1d7f3ba9801377084d8e5a7ba
github.com
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/issues/65
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Sep 1, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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