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CVE-2016-6298
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-09-01T23:59:01.160 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:50:46.707

Summary

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).

Affected products

latchset — jwcrypto

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References

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