[arch-security] [ASA-201601-24] python2-rsa: signature forgery
Levente Polyak
anthraxx at archlinux.org
Mon Jan 25 11:50:47 UTC 2016
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201601-24
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Severity: Medium
Date : 2016-01-25
CVE-ID : CVE-2016-1494
Package : python2-rsa
Type : signature forgery
Remote : Yes
Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE
Summary
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The package python2-rsa before version 3.3-1 is vulnerable to signature
forgery.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 3.3-1.
# pacman -Syu "python2-rsa>=3.3-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 3.3.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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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.
Impact
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A remote attacker is able to spoof certain signatures via crafted
signature padding.
References
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https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-1494
https://blog.filippo.io/bleichenbacher-06-signature-forgery-in-python-rsa/
https://bitbucket.org/sybren/python-rsa/pull-requests/14/security-fix-bb06-attack-in-verify-by/diff
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