CVE-2017-12973
mediumpriority · track · 12EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 4.39 proceeds improperly after detection of an invalid HMAC in authenticated AES-CBC decryption, which allows attackers to conduct a padding oracle attack.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.9–4.3
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affected products (140)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-0770IBM DB2: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2020-04-23csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM DB2 ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen oder einen Denial of Service zu verursachen
- GHSA-jfmq-4g4m-99rhNimbus JOSE+JWT vulnerable to padding oracle attack2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 4.39 proceeds improperly after detection of an invalid HMAC in authenticated AES-CBC decryption, which allows attackers to conduct a padding oracle attack.
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references (17)
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- https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/6a29f10f723f406eb25555f55842c59a43a38912cnnvd
- https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/issues/223/aescbc-return-immediately-on-invalid-hmaccnnvd
- https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/src/master/CHANGELOG.txtcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-DB2-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-libraries-32090cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1427/cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022072128cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-db2-warehouse-has-released-a-fix-in-response-to-multiple-vulnerabilities-found-in-ibm-db2/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-have-been-identified-in-db2-that-affect-the-ibm-performance-management-product/cnnvd
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