CVE-2017-12972

In Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 4.39, there is no integer-overflow check when converting length values from bytes to bits, which allows attackers to conduct HMAC…

published August 20, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
58.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 4.39, there is no integer-overflow check when converting length values from bytes to bits, which allows attackers to conduct HMAC bypass attacks by shifting Additional Authenticated Data (AAD) and ciphertext so that different plaintext is obtained for the same HMAC.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00888 · 58.7th percentile
Published
2017-08-20T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 AUG 16:00Z
    In Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 4.39, there is no integer-overflow check when converting length values from bytes to bits, which allows attackers to conduct HMAC…
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