Vulnerability · Published May 9, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-30171
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the bouncycastle package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in Bouncy Castle Java TLS API and JSSE Provider before 1.78. Timing-based leakage may occur in RSA based handshakes because of exception processing.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | bouncycastle | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-30171 |
| Debian:13 | bouncycastle | 1.80-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-30171 |
| Debian:14 | bouncycastle | 1.80-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-30171 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 | 1.78 | GHSA-v435-xc8x-wvr9 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on | 1.78 | GHSA-v435-xc8x-wvr9 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18 | 1.78 | GHSA-v435-xc8x-wvr9 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on | 1.78 | GHSA-v435-xc8x-wvr9 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bctls-fips | 1.0.19 | GHSA-v435-xc8x-wvr9 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk14 | 1.78 | GHSA-v435-xc8x-wvr9 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk15to18 | 1.78 | GHSA-v435-xc8x-wvr9 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk18on | 1.78 | GHSA-v435-xc8x-wvr9 |
| NuGet | bouncycastle | no fix listed | GHSA-v435-xc8x-wvr9 |
| NuGet | bouncycastle.cryptography | 2.3.1 | GHSA-v435-xc8x-wvr9 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-203 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N