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CVE-2015-7940

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."

Published

2015-11-09T16:59:09.277

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200
    CWE-310
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System opensuse leap 42.1 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 13.1 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 13.2 Yes
Application bouncycastle bouncy_castle_crypto_package ≤ 1.50 Yes
Application oracle application_testing_suite 12.5.0.1 Yes
Application oracle application_testing_suite 12.5.0.2 Yes
Application oracle application_testing_suite 12.5.0.3 Yes
Application oracle enterprise_manager_ops_center 12.1.4 Yes
Application oracle enterprise_manager_ops_center 12.2.2 Yes
Application oracle peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools 8.54 Yes
Application oracle peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools 8.55 Yes
Application oracle virtual_desktop_infrastructure 3.5.2 Yes
References