CVE-2019-17359 (High) detected in bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.jar

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CVE-2019-17359 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.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 to JDK 1.8.

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

Path to dependency file: /app/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15on/1.56/a153c6f9744a3e9dd6feab5e210e1c9861362ec7/bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - lint-gradle-26.6.3 (Root Library) - sdk-common-26.6.3.jar - :x: **bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: b8848754e4daf80e5fc0e7d792b2d5d0295cff8f

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The ASN.1 parser in Bouncy Castle Crypto (aka BC Java) 1.63 can trigger a large attempted memory allocation, and resultant OutOfMemoryError error, via crafted ASN.1 data. This is fixed in 1.64.

Publish Date: 2019-10-08

URL: CVE-2019-17359

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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17359

Release Date: 2019-10-08

Fix Resolution: org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on:1.64

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