Executive brief
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.
Affected products
- PyPI rsa
Junglewise Threat Intelligence
CVE-2016-1494: PYSEC-2016-10 - The verify function in the RSA package for Python (Python-RSA) before 3.3 allows attackers to spoof signatures with a small public exponent
CVE-2016-1494 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2016-01-13
Technologies: rsa (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.
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