Vulnerability in Bouncycastle Bc-Java
CVE-2016-1000346
In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the other party DH public key is not fully validated. This can cause issues as invalid keys can be used to reveal details about the other party's private key where static Diffie-Hellman is in use. As of release 1.56 the key parameters are checked on agreement calculation.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (81.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.022 · 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/1127131c89021612c6eefa26dbe5714c194e7495 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1000346?
- CVE-2016-1000346 is a low-severity vulnerability in Bouncycastle Bc-Java, classified under CWE-320. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2018-06-04.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1000346?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1000346 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.