Vulnerability in Bouncycastle Bc-java

CVE-2018-1000613

Legion of the Bouncy Castle Legion of the Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography APIs 1.58 up to but not including 1.60 contains a CWE-470: Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') vulnerability in XMSS/X…

EPSS: 0.049 (91.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000613?
CVE-2018-1000613 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Bouncycastle Bc-java, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code (Unsafe Reflection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-1000613?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-1000613 known to be exploited?
13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.