GHSA-W285-WF9Q-5W69

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2018-10-17 16:27 – Updated: 2025-09-12 19:17
VLAI?
Summary
In Bouncy Castle JCE Provider the ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode
Details

In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode. This mode is regarded as unsafe and support for it has been removed from the provider.

Severity ?
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.56"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15"
      },
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
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        "name": "org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.56"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-1000352"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-326"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:59:14Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-06-04T21:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode. This mode is regarded as unsafe and support for it has been removed from the provider.",
  "id": "GHSA-w285-wf9q-5w69",
  "modified": "2025-09-12T19:17:28Z",
  "published": "2018-10-17T16:27:38Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000352"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/9385b0ebd277724b167fe1d1456e3c112112be1f"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w285-wf9q-5w69"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0004"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "In Bouncy Castle JCE Provider the ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode"
}


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