id: PYSEC-2016-10
details: 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:
- package:
    name: rsa
    ecosystem: PyPI
    purl: pkg:pypi/rsa
  ranges:
  - type: ECOSYSTEM
    events:
    - introduced: "0"
    - fixed: "3.3"
  versions:
  - "1.1"
  - "1.2"
  - "1.3"
  - 1.3.1
  - 1.3.2
  - 1.3.3
  - "2.0"
  - "3.0"
  - 3.0.1
  - "3.1"
  - 3.1.1
  - 3.1.2
  - 3.1.3
  - 3.1.4
  - "3.2"
  - 3.2.1
  - 3.2.2
  - 3.2.3
references:
- type: WEB
  url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/3
- type: WEB
  url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/1
- type: ARTICLE
  url: https://blog.filippo.io/bleichenbacher-06-signature-forgery-in-python-rsa/
- type: WEB
  url: 
    https://bitbucket.org/sybren/python-rsa/pull-requests/14/security-fix-bb06-attack-in-verify-by/diff
- type: WEB
  url: 
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175897.html
- type: WEB
  url: 
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175942.html
- type: WEB
  url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00032.html
- type: WEB
  url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79829
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8rjr-6qq5-pj9p
aliases:
- CVE-2016-1494
- GHSA-8rjr-6qq5-pj9p
modified: "2021-07-05T00:01:25.929299Z"
published: "2016-01-13T15:59:00Z"