GHSA-8rjr-6qq5-pj9p
Python RSA allows attackers to spoof signatures
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2016-1494
- Aliases
- PYSEC-2016-10
- CVSS_V3
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Description
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.
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| PyPI · rsa | introduced 0, fixed 3.3 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1494 ADVISORY
- https://github.com/sybrenstuvel/python-rsa/commit/ab5d21c3b554f926d51ff3ad9c794bcf32e95b3c WEB
- https://bitbucket.org/sybren/python-rsa/pull-requests/14/security-fix-bb06-attack-in-verify-by/diff WEB
- https://blog.filippo.io/bleichenbacher-06-signature-forgery-in-python-rsa WEB
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/rsa/PYSEC-2016-10.yaml WEB
- https://github.com/sybrenstuvel/python-rsa PACKAGE
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210123020914/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79829 WEB
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175897.html WEB
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175942.html WEB
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00032.html WEB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/1 WEB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/3 WEB
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |