Resource Exhaustion Affecting python3-jwcrypto package, versions <0:1.5.6-2.el9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.88% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-PYTHON3JWCRYPTO-8383548
  • published18 Nov 2024
  • disclosed12 Nov 2024

Introduced: 12 Nov 2024

CVE-2023-6681  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 python3-jwcrypto to version 0:1.5.6-2.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:9281.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-jwcrypto package and not the python3-jwcrypto package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in JWCrypto. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack and possible password brute-force and dictionary attacks to be more resource-intensive. This issue can result in a large amount of computational consumption, causing a denial of service attack.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1