CVE-2015-7940
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 4.69 % · percentile 92 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
The Bouncy Castle Java library before 1.51 does not validate a point is withing the elliptic curve, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain private keys via a series of crafted elliptic curve Diffie Hellman (ECDH) key exchanges, aka an "invalid curve attack."
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79091
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00012.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174915.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3727-1/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/22/9
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037036
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/22/7
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3417
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://web-in-security.blogspot.ca/2015/09/practical-invalid-curve-attacks.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037046
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037053
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-4mv7-cq75-3qjm — Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 and org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2018-0502
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2015-7940
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-420 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2016-AVI-350 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Oracle Linux and Virtualization · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bouncy_castle_crypto_package:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 1.50cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:12.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:12.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:12.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:virtual_desktop_infrastructure:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |