CVE-2023-33202 (Medium) detected in bcprov-jdk15on-1.66.jar

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CVE-2023-33202 - Medium 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

Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.73 contains a potential Denial of Service (DoS) issue within the Bouncy Castle org.bouncycastle.openssl.PEMParser class. This class parses OpenSSL PEM encoded streams containing X.509 certificates, PKCS8 encoded keys, and PKCS7 objects. Parsing a file that has crafted ASN.1 data through the PEMParser causes an OutOfMemoryError, which can enable a denial of service attack. (For users of the FIPS Java API: BC-FJA 1.0.2.3 and earlier are affected; BC-FJA 1.0.2.4 is fixed.)

Publish Date: 2023-11-23

URL: CVE-2023-33202

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - 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://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wjxj-5m7g-mg7q

Release Date: 2023-11-23

Fix Resolution: org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14:1.73, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18: 1.73, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:1.73