CVE-2024-29857 (High) detected in bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.jar, bcprov-jdk15on-1.64.jar

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CVE-2024-29857 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.jar, bcprov-jdk15on-1.64.jar

bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.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: /packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/driver/app/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15on/1.56/a153c6f9744a3e9dd6feab5e210e1c9861362ec7/bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• lint-gradle-27.1.0.jar (Root Library)
  • sdk-common-27.1.0.jar
    • ❌ bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.jar (Vulnerable Library)

bcprov-jdk15on-1.64.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 Java 5 to Java 11.

Library home page: https://www.bouncycastle.org/java.html

Path to dependency file: /packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/driver/app/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /dle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15on/1.64/1467dac1b787b5ad2a18201c0c281df69882259e/bcprov-jdk15on-1.64.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ bcprov-jdk15on-1.64.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 75b1b367dd4a1fb86cc96f5a7a44e354f1ca3a39

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography APIs before BC 1.78. Importing an EC certificate with crafted F2m parameters can lead to excessive CPU consumption during the evaluation of the curve parameters.

Publish Date: 2024-05-09

URL: CVE-2024-29857

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-8xfc-gm6g-vgpv

Release Date: 2024-05-09

Fix Resolution: org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18:1.78, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:1.78, BouncyCastle.Cryptography - 2.3.1

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