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CVE-2022-45146

An issue was discovered in the FIPS Java API of Bouncy Castle BC-FJA before 1.0.2.4. Changes to the JVM garbage collector in Java 13 and later trigger an issue in the BC-FJA FIPS modules where it i...

Published: Nov 21, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-416
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Garbage collection issue in BC-FJA in Java 13 and later

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

org.bouncycastle:bc-fipsMavenOSS Libraries
WazuhWazuh, Inc
On-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
Bouncy Castle FIPS Java API (BC-FJA)Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
Library
Security Products / pki-crypto
OpenJDKOracle Corp.
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
n/an/a
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
wazuh, inccommercialSESecurity Productsaka wazuh
legion of the bouncy castle inc.commercialSecurity Productsaka bouncycastle, bc-java, bouncy castle fips java api (bc-fja)
oracle corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka oracle
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45146
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2022-45146
github.com
https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.bouncycastle/bc-fips
mvnrepository.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 21, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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