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CVE-2017-12972

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.89%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-08-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2017-12972
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.89%

Original NVD Description

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.

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