Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Current Description
In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the DHIES/ECIES CBC mode vulnerable to padding oracle attack. For BC 1.55 and older, in an environment where timings can be easily observed, it is possible with enough observations to identify when the decryption is failing due to padding.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
06/04/2018
View Analysis Description
Analysis Description
In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the DHIES/ECIES CBC mode vulnerable to padding oracle attack. For BC 1.55 and older, in an environment where timings can be easily observed, it is possible with enough observations to identify when the decryption is failing due to padding.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
06/04/2018
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
5.9 MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
2.2
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
4.3 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Medium
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
Partial
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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Change History
5 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
10/17/2018 6:29:04 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
9/12/2018 6:29:01 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
8/2/2018 9:29:00 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3727-1/ [No Types Assigned] |
Initial Analysis -
7/18/2018 1:00:26 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.55 |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
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AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-361 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/21dcb3d9744c83dcf2ff8fcee06dbca7bfa4ef35#diff-4439ce586bf9a13bfec05c0d113b8098 No Types Assigned |
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/21dcb3d9744c83dcf2ff8fcee06dbca7bfa4ef35#diff-4439ce586bf9a13bfec05c0d113b8098 Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00009.html No Types Assigned |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00009.html Third Party Advisory |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
7/8/2018 9:29:00 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00009.html [No Types Assigned] |