CVE-2015-0886

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-0886
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerjpcert
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-02-28 02:59:35 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the crypt_raw method in the key-stretching implementation in jBCrypt before 0.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to determine cleartext values of password hashes via a brute-force attack against hashes associated with the maximum exponent.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-190 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 20 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Application Mindrot Jbcrypt All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: jBCrypt-0.4-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
JVN#77718330: Vulnerability in the jBCrypt key stretching process af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000033 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvndb.jvn.jp Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
lists.apache.org/thread.html/re330cfe9e5d84e3f7da8ace23ec32f38cb3fbd328bf177ba... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
mindrot.org projects weblog : /jBCrypt/news/rel04.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mindrot.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: jBCrypt-0.4-1.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbd23e3ac8113b4da0a025c0e45170b6ec317383a1cf06090... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
2097 – if gensalt's log_rounds parameter is set to 31 it does 0 (ZERO) rounds! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mindrot.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: jBCrypt-0.4-1.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd5c2256b8dc9935e4bb5e9be90adce58408054bb42523730... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
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