CVE-2022-45146 — Use After Free in Fips Java API

CWE-416 — Use After Free6 documents5 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 67.40%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Bouncycastle Fips Java API
Timeline
PublishedNov 21

Description

An issue was discovered in the FIPS Java API of Bouncy Castle BC-FJA before 1.0.2.4. Changes to the JVM garbage collector in Java 13 and later trigger an issue in the BC-FJA FIPS modules where it is possible for temporary keys used by the module to be zeroed out while still in use by the module, resulting in errors or potential information loss. NOTE: FIPS compliant users are unaffected because the FIPS certification is only for Java 7, 8, and 11.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVEList
CVE-2022-45146: An issue was discovered in the FIPS Java API of Bouncy Castle BC-FJA before 1↗2022-11-21
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OSV
CVE-2022-45146: An issue was discovered in the FIPS Java API of Bouncy Castle BC-FJA before 1↗2022-11-21
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GHSA
Garbage collection issue in BC-FJA in Java 13 and later↗2022-11-21
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OSV
Garbage collection issue in BC-FJA in Java 13 and later↗2022-11-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
bouncy-castle: Improper Authentication↗2022-11-21
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