Security Advisory
CVE-2016-6298
5.3
MEDIUM
Vulnerability 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).
Published Date
September 1, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory