What is CVE-2016-5430?

CVE-2016-5430 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jose-Php Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-09-03.

How severe is CVE-2016-5430?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Jose-Php Project

CVE-2016-5430

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).

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.017 (75.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Jose-php_project Jose-php
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5430?: CVE-2016-5430 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jose-Php Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-09-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-5430?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.