CVE-2015-7940

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Source

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7940

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-7940.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-7940

Aliases

GHSA-4mv7-cq75-3qjm

Related

Published

2015-11-09T16:59:09Z

Modified

2024-09-11T02:00:06Z

Summary

[none]

Details

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."

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / bouncycastle

Package

Name: bouncycastle
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/bouncycastle?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.51-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / bouncycastle

Package

Name: bouncycastle
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/bouncycastle?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.51-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / bouncycastle

Package

Name: bouncycastle
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/bouncycastle?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.51-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}