CVE-2016-1494 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2016-1494

The verify function in the RSA package for Python (Python-RSA)...

Vulnerability 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 Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

rsa, fedora, leap, opensuse
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 22, 23, 42.1, 13.1, 13.2

Timeline

Official Publish: January 13th, 2016
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.