CVE-2016-1494 (GCVE-0-2016-1494)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-01-13 15:00
Modified
2024-08-05 22:55
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.org http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175897.html Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175942.html Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00032.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79829 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org https://bitbucket.org/sybren/python-rsa/pull-requests/14/security-fix-bb06-attack-in-verify-by/diff Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://blog.filippo.io/bleichenbacher-06-signature-forgery-in-python-rsa/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175897.html Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175942.html Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00032.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79829 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://bitbucket.org/sybren/python-rsa/pull-requests/14/security-fix-bb06-attack-in-verify-by/diff Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://blog.filippo.io/bleichenbacher-06-signature-forgery-in-python-rsa/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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