CVE-2024-29857 (High) detected in bcprov-jdk15on-1.66.jar

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CVE-2024-29857 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - bcprov-jdk15on-1.66.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 and up.

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

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15on/1.66/bcprov-jdk15on-1.66.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - sshj-0.30.0.jar (Root Library) - :x: **bcprov-jdk15on-1.66.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: eb687271afab9d7c61ca82fce2ed4fdb3d5e1a70

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in ECCurve.java and ECCurve.cs in Bouncy Castle Java (BC Java) before 1.78, BC Java LTS before 2.73.6, BC-FJA before 1.0.2.5, and BC C# .Net before 2.3.1. Importing an EC certificate with crafted F2m parameters can lead to excessive CPU consumption during the evaluation of the curve parameters.

Publish Date: 2024-05-14

URL: CVE-2024-29857

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://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html

Release Date: 2024-05-09

Fix Resolution: org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18:1.78, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:1.78