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CVE-2016-1494
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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| python / rsa | - | 3.3 |
| fedoraproject / fedora | 22 | 22.x |
| fedoraproject / fedora | 23 | 23.x |
| opensuse / leap | 42.1 | 42.1.x |
| opensuse / opensuse | 13.1 | 13.1.x |
| opensuse / opensuse | 13.2 | 13.2.x |
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175897.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175942.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00032.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79829
- https://bitbucket.org/sybren/python-rsa/pull-requests/14/security-fix-bb06-attack-in-verify-by/diff
- https://blog.filippo.io/bleichenbacher-06-signature-forgery-in-python-rsa/
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