Severity
5.9MEDIUM
EPSS
0.8%
top 25.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 4
Latest updateOct 18
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages5 packages
Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0