In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode. This mode is regarded as unsafe and support for it has been removed from the provider.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.4
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade bouncycastle | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 4, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade bouncycastleUpgrade bouncycastle-pg | Jun 16, 2018 | Jun 4, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 4, 2018 |
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