VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-12972

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.89%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-08-20
Last modified2026-06-17

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.