CVE-2016-1494 | BDVDB-2026-73798 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79829
- https://blog.filippo.io/bleichenbacher-06-signature-forgery-in-python-rsa/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175897.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00032.html
- https://bitbucket.org/sybren/python-rsa/pull-requests/14/security-fix-bb06-attack-in-verify-by/diff
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175942.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.