CVE-2016-1000345 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2016-1000345 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - bcprov-jdk15on-1.52.jar

The Bouncy Castle Crypto package is a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms. This jar contains JCE provider and lightweight API for the Bouncy Castle Cryptography APIs for JDK 1.5 to JDK 1.8.

path: /root/.m2/repository/org/bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15on/1.52/bcprov-jdk15on-1.52.jar

Library home page: http://www.bouncycastle.org/java.html

Dependency Hierarchy:

• jasperreports-6.7.0.jar (Root Library)
  • itext-2.1.7.js6.jar
    • ❌ bcprov-jdk15on-1.52.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the DHIES/ECIES CBC mode vulnerable to padding oracle attack. For BC 1.55 and older, in an environment where timings can be easily observed, it is possible with enough observations to identify when the decryption is failing due to padding.

Publish Date: 2018-06-04

URL: CVE-2016-1000345

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Change files

Origin: bcgit/bc-java@21dcb3d#diff-4439ce586bf9a13bfec05c0d113b8098

Release Date: 2016-08-27

Fix Resolution: Replace or update the following files: ECIESTest.java, IESCipher.java, BadBlockException.java, DHIESTest.java, IESEngine.java, IESCipher.java, CipherSpi.java

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