| Name | CVE-2016-6298 |
| 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). |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| python-jwcrypto (PTS) | bullseye | 0.8.0-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 0.8.0-1+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.1.0-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.5.6-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| python-jwcrypto | source | (unstable) | 0.3.2-1 | | | |
Notes
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/issues/65
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/pull/66
https://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/commit/eb5be5bd94c8cae1d7f3ba9801377084d8e5a7ba
Code moved around in git, for 0.3.2 it is in jwe.py