Timing Attack Affecting python-jose package, versions [,1.3.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.32% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-PYTHONJOSE-40410
  • published 5 Sep 2016
  • disclosed 5 Sep 2016
  • credit Michael Davis

Overview

python-jose is a JOSE implementation in Python.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Timing attacks. It allows attackers to leveraging an unspecified failure to use a constant time comparison for HMAC keys.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High