SB2018060419 - Cryptographic issues in Bouncy Castle



SB2018060419 - Cryptographic issues in Bouncy Castle

Published: June 4, 2018 Updated: July 5, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018060419
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1000343)

CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in Bouncy Castle JCE Provider implementation of DSA key pair generator that generates a weak private key (1024 bit key size) if used with default values.  The attacker can use this vulnerability to decrypt data.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.