Cryptographic issues in The Bouncy Castle Crypto Package For Java - CVE-2016-1000343
Published: July 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13591
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1000343
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
Affected software:
The Bouncy Castle Crypto Package For Java
The Bouncy Castle Crypto Package For Java
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1000343
Install updates from vendor's website.