Integer overflow in Go-Jose Project

CVE-2016-9123

go-jose before 1.0.5 suffers from a CBC-HMAC integer overflow on 32-bit architectures. An integer overflow could lead to authentication bypass for CBC-HMAC encrypted ciphertexts on 32-bit architectures.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-9123: held from 0.021 to 0.021.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Go-Jose Project
  • Go Jose All Versions Before 1.0.5 — versions Go JOSE All versions before 1.0.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9123?
CVE-2016-9123 is a high-severity vulnerability in Go-Jose Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-28.
How severe is CVE-2016-9123?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-9123 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.