vulnerability

Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-6298): python-jwcrypto vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Sep 1, 2016
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025

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).

Solution

no-fix-ubuntu-package
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