CVE-2016-1000345 (Medium) detected in bcprov-jdk15on-1.55.jar

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CVE-2016-1000345 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - bcprov-jdk15on-1.55.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: Websocket-Smart-Card-Signer/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: 20210223130700_TYMBKW/downloadResource_MYVJAY/20210223130710/bcprov-jdk15on-1.55.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ bcprov-jdk15on-1.55.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 52e62821fe1c04f561516a02e367c9391f940eef

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the DHIES/ECIES CBC mode vulnerable to padding oracle attack. For BC 1.55 and older, in an environment where timings can be easily observed, it is possible with enough observations to identify when the decryption is failing due to padding.

Publish Date: 2018-06-04

URL: CVE-2016-1000345

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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1000345

Release Date: 2018-06-04

Fix Resolution: org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk15on:1.56,org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk14:1.56,org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk14:1.56,org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk15on:1.56,org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14:1.56,org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on:1.56,org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-debug-jdk15on:1.56

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