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Bouncy Castle crafted signature and public key can be used to trigger an infinite loop

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 14, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated May 14, 2024

Package

nuget BouncyCastle (NuGet)

Affected versions

< 2.3.1

Patched versions

None
nuget BouncyCastle.Cryptography (NuGet)
< 2.3.1
2.3.1
maven org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk14 (Maven)
< 1.78
1.78
maven org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15to18 (Maven)
< 1.78
1.78
maven org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on (Maven)
< 1.78
1.78
maven org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (Maven)
< 1.78
1.78
maven org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on (Maven)
< 1.78
1.78
maven org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18 (Maven)
< 1.78
1.78
maven org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on (Maven)
< 1.78
1.78
maven org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk14 (Maven)
< 1.78
1.78
maven org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk15to18 (Maven)
< 1.78
1.78
maven org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk18on (Maven)
< 1.78
1.78

Description

An issue was discovered in Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography APIs before 1.78. An Ed25519 verification code infinite loop can occur via a crafted signature and public key.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 14, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2024
Reviewed May 14, 2024
Last updated May 14, 2024

Severity

Moderate
5.3
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-30172

GHSA ID

GHSA-m44j-cfrm-g8qc

Source code

No known source code
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