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CVE-2016-1000338

HIGHEPSS 77th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the DSA does not fully validate ASN.1 encoding of signature on verification. It is possible to inject extra elements in the sequence making up the signature and still have it validate, which in some cases may allow the introduction of 'invisible' data into a signed structure.

CWE-347

How to fix

Remediation Available
bouncycastleDebian
Fixed in:1.56-1CVE-2016-1000338
Fixed in:1.56-1CVE-2016-1000338
Fixed in:1.56-1CVE-2016-1000338
Fixed in:1.56-1CVE-2016-1000338
bouncycastleUbuntu
Fixed in:1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1USN-3727-1
libbcmail-javaUbuntu
Fixed in:1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1USN-3727-1
libbcpg-javaUbuntu
Fixed in:1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1USN-3727-1
libbcpkix-javaUbuntu
Fixed in:1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1USN-3727-1
libbcprov-javaUbuntu
Fixed in:1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1USN-3727-1

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.86%probability of exploitation in 30 days
77thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 77% of all known CVEs.

References

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