Name: CVE-2015-7940: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2015-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-7940, CWE-200, CWE-310, CVSS 3.7, EPSS 0.01019

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 Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.7

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade bouncycastle	Dec 18, 2015	Nov 9, 2015
Oracle Weblogic	—	Apply the Patch Set Update (PSU) 27419391 for version 12.1.3.0.0.Apply the Patch Set Update (PSU) 27338939 for version 12.2.1.2.0.	May 24, 2018	Nov 9, 2015
Suse	—	Upgrade bouncycastleUpgrade bouncycastle-pg	Dec 18, 2015	Nov 9, 2015
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade libbcprov-javaUpgrade libbcmail-javaUpgrade libbcpkix-javaUpgrade libbcpg-java	Aug 8, 2018	Nov 9, 2015

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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