WS-2019-0509 (Medium) detected in bcprov-jdk15on-1.66.jar - autoclosed

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WS-2019-0509 - 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: www.renfei.net/pom.xml

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

Dependency Hierarchy: - acme4j-utils-2.11.jar (Root Library) - :x: **bcprov-jdk15on-1.66.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Bouncy Castle through 1.68 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS). The Dump.class file utilizes the FileInputStream object when reading from user-provided files, but doesn't close these streams properly.

Publish Date: 2019-12-24

URL: WS-2019-0509

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by WhiteSource because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the WhiteSource inventory.