GHSA-w285-wf9q-5w69 CVE-2016-1000352
In Bouncy Castle JCE Provider the ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode
- Severity
- 7.4 / 10
- High · CVSS 3.0
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 2.17%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 82.25% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength
- Fix
- Available
- 3 packages have a fixed version
Description
In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode. This mode is regarded as unsafe and support for it has been removed from the provider.
Affected versions
Maven
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 | < 1.56 |
1.56 |
| org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15 | < 1.56 |
1.56 |
| org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on | < 1.56 |
1.56 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 Maven → 1.56
- maven
<dependency><groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId><artifactId>bcprov-jdk14</artifactId><version>1.56</version></dependency>- gradle
implementation("org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14:1.56")
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15 Maven → 1.56
- maven
<dependency><groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId><artifactId>bcprov-jdk15</artifactId><version>1.56</version></dependency>- gradle
implementation("org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15:1.56")
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on Maven → 1.56
- maven
<dependency><groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId><artifactId>bcprov-jdk15on</artifactId><version>1.56</version></dependency>- gradle
implementation("org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on:1.56")
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.0 7.4
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Weakness
CWE-326: Inadequate Encryption Strength
The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required.
How to prevent it
- Architecture and Design: Use an encryption scheme that is currently considered to be strong by experts in the field.
References
Advisories
Packages
Other links
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-p93r-85wp-75v3 Bouncy Castle Has Covert Timing Channel Vulnerability | High | Also affects org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 |
| GHSA-c3fc-8qff-9hwx Bouncy Castle has an LDAP injection | Medium | Also affects org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 |
| GHSA-574f-3g2m-x479 Bouncy Castle for Java GOST 28147 CTR mode reuses keystream after 255 blocks | High | Also affects org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 |
| GHSA-67mf-3cr5-8w23 Bouncy Castle for Java on All (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation | Medium | Also affects org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 |
| GHSA-m44j-cfrm-g8qc Bouncy Castle crafted signature and public key can be used to trigger an infinite loop | High | Also affects org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 |
| GHSA-v435-xc8x-wvr9 Bouncy Castle affected by timing side-channel for RSA key exchange ("The Marvin Attack") | Medium | Also affects org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 |
| GHSA-8xfc-gm6g-vgpv Bouncy Castle certificate parsing issues cause high CPU usage during parameter evaluation. | High | Also affects org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 |
| GHSA-4h8f-2wvx-gg5w Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography API vulnerable to DNS poisoning | High | Also affects org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 |
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