CVE-2016-1494

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1494
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-13 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-05-31 17:27:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Application Python Rsa All All All All
Application Python Rsa All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE Request: python-rsa signature forgery MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Python-RSA CVE-2016-1494 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: python-rsa-3.3-2.fc22 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Bleichenbacher'06 signature forgery in python-rsa MISC blog.filippo.io Exploit, Third Party Advisory
404 — Bitbucket CONFIRM bitbucket.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2016:0108-1: moderate: Security update for python-rsa SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: python-rsa-3.3-2.fc23 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: python-rsa signature forgery MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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