CVE-2024-30171 (Medium) detected in bouncycastle.cryptography.2.3.0.nupkg

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CVE-2024-30171 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - bouncycastle.cryptography.2.3.0.nupkg

BouncyCastle.NET is a popular cryptography library for .NET

Library home page: https://api.nuget.org/packages/bouncycastle.cryptography.2.3.0.nupkg

Path to dependency file: /src/Server/BlazorBoilerplate.Server/BlazorBoilerplate.Server.csproj

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.nuget/packages/bouncycastle.cryptography/2.3.0/bouncycastle.cryptography.2.3.0.nupkg

Dependency Hierarchy: - mailkit.4.4.0.nupkg (Root Library) - mimekit.4.4.0.nupkg - :x: **bouncycastle.cryptography.2.3.0.nupkg** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 50e6082605bee27209d9c1a08f59753707d3552b

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in Bouncy Castle Java TLS API and JSSE Provider before 1.78. Timing-based leakage may occur in RSA based handshakes because of exception processing.

Publish Date: 2024-05-14

URL: CVE-2024-30171

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v435-xc8x-wvr9

Release Date: 2024-05-14

Fix Resolution: org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18:1.78, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:1.78, BouncyCastle.Cryptography - 2.3.1

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