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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-7940

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…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 4.82%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.82%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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."

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
4.82% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-200, CWE-310
Affected
opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · bouncycastle/bouncy castle crypto package · oracle/application testing suite · oracle/enterprise manager ops center · oracle/peoplesoft enterprise peopletools · oracle/virtual desktop infrastructure
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.