CVE-2016-1494
Public on 2016-01-13
Modified on 2016-02-09
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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | python-rsa | 2016-02-09 | ALAS-2016-644 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |