Information disclosure in Bouncycastle Bouncy_castle_crypto_package
CVE-2015-7940
The Bouncy Castle Java library before 1.51 does not validate a point is withing the elliptic curve, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain private keys via a series of crafted elliptic curve Diffie Hellman (ECDH) key exchange…
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.010 (77.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Bouncycastle Bouncy_castle_crypto_package
- Oracle Application_testing_suite — versions 12.5.0.1, 12.5.0.2, 12.5.0.3
- Oracle Enterprise_manager_ops_center — versions 12.1.4, 12.2.2
- Oracle Peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools — versions 8.54, 8.55
- Oracle Virtual_desktop_infrastructure — versions 3.5.2
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- RHSA-2016:2035 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 79091 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1911 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- FEDORA-2015-7d95466eda (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- RHSA-2016:2036 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-7940?
- CVE-2015-7940 is a vulnerability in Bouncycastle Bouncy_castle_crypto_package, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2015-11-09.
- Is CVE-2015-7940 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.