What is CVE-2024-29857?

CVE-2024-29857 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-29857?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-29857 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Out-of-bounds Read in N/a

CVE-2024-29857

An issue was discovered in ECCurve.java and ECCurve.cs in Bouncy Castle Java (BC Java) before 1.78, BC Java LTS before 2.73.6, BC-FJA before 1.0.2.5, and BC C# .Net before 2.3.1. Importing an EC certificate with crafted F2m parameters can…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (61.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-29857?: CVE-2024-29857 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-29857?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-29857 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.