CVE-2018-1000613 (High) detected in bcprov-jdk15on-1.52.jar

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CVE-2018-1000613 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - bcprov-jdk15on-1.52.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: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /epository/org/bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15on/1.52/bcprov-jdk15on-1.52.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ bcprov-jdk15on-1.52.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: bf45447c8b538d02f489d4f0b46a96632a27a1f8

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Legion of the Bouncy Castle Legion of the Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography APIs 1.58 up to but not including 1.60 contains a CWE-470: Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') vulnerability in XMSS/XMSS^MT private key deserialization that can result in Deserializing an XMSS/XMSS^MT private key can result in the execution of unexpected code. This attack appear to be exploitable via A handcrafted private key can include references to unexpected classes which will be picked up from the class path for the executing application. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.60 and later.

Publish Date: 2018-07-09

URL: CVE-2018-1000613

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000613

Release Date: 2018-07-09

Fix Resolution: 1.57

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