What is CVE-2022-45146?

CVE-2022-45146 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bouncycastle Fips_java_api, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-11-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-45146?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Use After Free in Bouncycastle Fips_java_api

CVE-2022-45146

An issue was discovered in the FIPS Java API of Bouncy Castle BC-FJA before 1.0.2.4. Changes to the JVM garbage collector in Java 13 and later trigger an issue in the BC-FJA FIPS modules where it is possible for temporary keys used by the…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.004 (34.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45146?: CVE-2022-45146 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bouncycastle Fips_java_api, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-11-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-45146?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.