In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the DSA key pair generator generates a weak private key if used with default values. If the JCA key pair generator is not explicitly initialised with DSA parameters, 1.55 and earlier generates a private value assuming a 1024 bit key size. In earlier releases this can be dealt with by explicitly passing parameters to the key pair generator.
2018-06-04T13:29:00.437
2025-05-12T17:37:16.527
Modified
CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
10.0
2.9
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Application | bouncycastle | bc-java | ≤ 1.55 | Yes |
Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 8.0 | Yes |