Vulnerability in Bouncycastle Bc-Java
CVE-2016-1000345
In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the DHIES/ECIES CBC mode vulnerable to padding oracle attack. For BC 1.55 and older, in an environment where timings can be easily observed, it is possible with enough observations to identify when the decryption is failing due to padding.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Bouncycastle Bc-Java
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00009.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669 (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3727-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927 (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0004/
- github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/21dcb3d9744c83dcf2ff8fcee06dbca7bfa4ef35 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1000345?
- CVE-2016-1000345 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bouncycastle Bc-Java, classified under CWE-361. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-06-04.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1000345?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1000345 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.