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
    0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-PYTHON3JWCRYPTO-8383548
  • published 18 Nov 2024
  • disclosed 12 Nov 2024

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 Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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Red Hat

5.3 medium