CVE-2024-30171 (Medium) detected in bcprov-jdk15on-1.62.jar

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CVE-2024-30171 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - bcprov-jdk15on-1.62.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: /chaincode/simple/java/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15on/1.62/633b6739ef8f07f2e71f8eebd1c6f25b17a4ec7d/bcprov-jdk15on-1.62.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - fabric-chaincode-shim-1.4.8.jar (Root Library) - :x: **bcprov-jdk15on-1.62.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

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: 2024-05-09

URL: CVE-2024-30171

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - 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: 2024-05-09

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

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