bcprov-jdk15on-1.68.jar: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 7.5)

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Vulnerable Library - bcprov-jdk15on-1.68.jar

The Bouncy Castle Crypto package is a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms. This jar contains JCE provider and lightweight API for the Bouncy Castle Cryptography APIs for JDK 1.5 and up.

Library home page: http://www.bouncycastle.org/java.html

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15on/1.68/bcprov-jdk15on-1.68.jar

Found in HEAD commit: 8461cdd05825ceec35c8f9c64c0a84eee79836a4

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Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (bcprov-jdk15on version)	Fix PR available	Reachability
CVE-2024-29857	High	7.5	bcprov-jdk15on-1.68.jar	Direct	N/A	❌

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Details

CVE-2024-29857

Vulnerable Library - bcprov-jdk15on-1.68.jar

The Bouncy Castle Crypto package is a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms. This jar contains JCE provider and lightweight API for the Bouncy Castle Cryptography APIs for JDK 1.5 and up.

Library home page: http://www.bouncycastle.org/java.html

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15on/1.68/bcprov-jdk15on-1.68.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ bcprov-jdk15on-1.68.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8461cdd05825ceec35c8f9c64c0a84eee79836a4

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography APIs before BC 1.78. Importing an EC certificate with crafted F2m parameters can lead to excessive CPU consumption during the evaluation of the curve parameters.

Publish Date: 2024-05-09

URL: CVE-2024-29857

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html

Release Date: 2024-05-09

Fix Resolution: org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18:1.78, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:1.78

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