Summary
The python-jwcrypto package provides Python implementations of the JSON Web Key (JWK), JSON Web Signature (JWS), JSON Web Encryption (JWE), and JSON Web Token (JWT) JOSE (JSON Object Signing and Encryption) standards.
Security Fix(es):
* python-jwcrypto: malicious JWE token can cause denial of service (CVE-2024-28102)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | python3-jwcrypto | 0.8-5.el9_4 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 6.8
JWCrypto vulnerable to JWT bomb Attack in `deserialize` function
JWCrypto implements JWK, JWS, and JWE specifications using python-cryptography. Prior to version 1.5.6, an attacker can cause a denial of service attack by passing in a malicious JWE Token with a high compression ratio. When the server processes this token, i…