CVE-2016-6298 describes a vulnerability in the jwcrypto library, specifically within the _Rsa15 class of its RSA 1.5 algorithm implementation, affecting versions prior to 0.3.2. The absence of a Random Filling protection mechanism allows remote attackers to perform a Million Message Attack (MMA) to obtain cleartext data. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) has a high confidentiality impact and requires low privileges but high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:latchset:jwcrypto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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