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CVE-2016-1000345

In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the DHIES/ECIES CBC mode vulnerable to padding oracle attack. For BC 1.55 and older, in an environment where timings can be easily observe...

Published: Jun 4, 2018Updated: May 12, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-361
NVD MITRE
5.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.6%
Top 16.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 and org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-361

Affected Products

org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14MavenOSS Libraries
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15MavenOSS Libraries
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15onMavenOSS Libraries
n/an/a
bc-javabouncycastle
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
bouncycastleoss-projectOSS Librariesaka bouncycastle
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000345
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/21dcb3d9744c83dcf2ff8fcee06dbca7bfa4ef35#diff-4439ce586bf9a13bfec05c0d113b8098
github.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669
access.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Jun 4, 2018
Last Updated
May 12, 2025

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