CVE-2024-30171 (Medium) detected in bcprov-jdk15to18-1.74.jar

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CVE-2024-30171 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - bcprov-jdk15to18-1.74.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: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15to18/1.74/b1a91d0d102042e4ec02084384e1b52b73f125ab/bcprov-jdk15to18-1.74.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ bcprov-jdk15to18-1.74.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a661055aadb15bf590789ff7bacde8d85b7526f6

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

BouncyCastle before version 1.78 is vulnerable to timing side-channel attacks against RSA decryption (both PKCS#1v1.5 and OAEP).

Publish Date: 2024-03-24

URL: CVE-2024-30171

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • 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: GHSA-v435-xc8x-wvr9

Release Date: 2024-03-24

Fix Resolution: 1.78

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