CVE-2016-7036
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
python-jose before 1.3.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging failure to use a constant time comparison for HMAC keys.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | python-jose | <1.3.2 | 1.3.2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-jose_project | python-jose | {"endIncluding":"1.3.1"} | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95845
- https://github.com/mpdavis/python-jose/pull/35/commits/89b46353b9f611e9da38de3d2fedf52331167b93
- https://github.com/mpdavis/python-jose/releases/tag/1.3.2
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7036
- https://github.com/mpdavis/python-jose/commit/73007d6887a7517ac07c6e755e494baee49ef513
- https://github.com/mpdavis/python-jose
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/python-jose/PYSEC-2017-28.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210123221523/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95845
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7036
CWEs
CWE-361
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.