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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-28052

The OpenBSDBCrypt.checkPassword utility method compared incorrect data when checking the password, allowing incorrect passwords to indicate they were matching with previously hashed ones that were different.

HIGH 8.1EPSS 7.22%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in Legion of the Bouncy Castle BC Java 1.65 and 1.66. The OpenBSDBCrypt.checkPassword utility method compared incorrect data when checking the password, allowing incorrect passwords to indicate they were matching with previously hashed ones that were different.

CVSS 3.1
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
7.22% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
bouncycastle/bc-java · apache/karaf · oracle/banking corporate lending process management · oracle/banking credit facilities process management · oracle/banking extensibility workbench · oracle/banking supply chain finance · oracle/banking virtual account management · oracle/blockchain platform · oracle/commerce guided search · oracle/communications application session controller · oracle/communications cloud native core network slice selection function · oracle/communications convergence · oracle/communications pricing design center · oracle/communications session report manager · oracle/communications session route manager · oracle/jd edwards enterpriseone tools · oracle/peoplesoft enterprise peopletools · oracle/utilities framework · oracle/webcenter portal · oracle/communications messaging server
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

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