CVE-2016-5430 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The RSA 1.5 algorithm implementation in the JOSE_JWE class in JWE.php in jose-php before 2.2.1 lacks the Random Filling protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext data via a Million Message Attack (MMA).

Published: 2016-09-03

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jose-php_project:jose-php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-6375	The RSA 1.5 algorithm implementation in the JOSE_JWE class in JWE.php in jose-php before 2.2.1 lacks the Random Filling protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext data via a Million Message Attack (MMA).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00274.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92741
https://github.com/nov/jose-php/commit/f03b986b4439e20b0fd635109b48afe96cf0099b#diff-37b0d289d6375ba4a7740401950ccdd6R199

History

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Subscriptions

Jose-php Project Jose-php

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-09-03T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:00:59.930Z

Reserved: 2016-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5430

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-03T20:59:07.280

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-5430

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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