Cryptographic issues in Bouncy Castle



Published: 2018-06-04 | Updated: 2018-07-05
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-1000339
CWE-ID CWE-310
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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The Bouncy Castle Crypto Package For Java
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cryptographic issues

EUVDB-ID: #VU13587

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1000339

CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability is present in Bouncy Castle JCE Provider due to usage of AESFastEngine that does not provide the sufficient level of secrecy and is prone to side-channel attacks. 


Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

The Bouncy Castle Crypto Package For Java: 1.41 - 1.55

External links

http://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/413b42f4d770456508585c830cfcde95f9b0e93b#diff-54656f860db94b...
http://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/8a73f08931450c17c749af067b6a8185abdfd2c0#diff-494fb066bed02a...


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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