cve-2021-29444
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-04-16 21:45
Modified
2024-08-03 22:02
Severity
Summary
Padding Oracle Attack due to Observable Timing Discrepancy in jose-browser-runtime
References
| Source | URL | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| security-advisories@github.com | https://github.com/panva/jose/security/advisories/GHSA-94hh-pjjg-rwmr | Third Party Advisory |
| security-advisories@github.com | https://www.npmjs.com/package/jose-browser-runtime | Product, Third Party Advisory |
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