CVE-2015-7940
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-7940 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-11-09 16:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-01-16 19:29:00 UTC |
| Description | The Bouncy Castle Java library before 1.51 does not validate a point is withing the elliptic curve, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain private keys via a series of crafted elliptic curve Diffie Hellman (ECDH) key exchanges, aka an "invalid curve attack." |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-310 | CWE-200
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Bouncycastle | Bouncy Castle Crypto Package | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 42.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 42.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Application Testing Suite | 12.5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Application Testing Suite | 12.5.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Application Testing Suite | 12.5.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Application Testing Suite | 12.5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Application Testing Suite | 12.5.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Application Testing Suite | 12.5.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Enterprise Manager Ops Center | 12.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Enterprise Manager Ops Center | 12.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Enterprise Manager Ops Center | 12.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Enterprise Manager Ops Center | 12.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools | 8.54 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools | 8.55 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools | 8.54 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools | 8.55 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | 3.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | 3.5.2 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3417-1 bouncycastle | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Access and Modify Data on the Target System - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2018 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| CPU July 2018 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| Bouncy Castle CVE-2015-7940 Information Disclosure Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2018 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: bouncycastle-1.50-8.fc22 | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| oss-security - CVE Request: invalid curve attack on bouncycastle | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2016 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2019 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| On Web-Security and -Insecurity: Practical Invalid Curve Attacks | MISC | web-in-security.blogspot.ca | Technical Description |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request: invalid curve attack on bouncycastle | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1911-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Enterprise Manager Bugs Let Remote Users Access Data and Local Users Access and Modify Data - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Oracle VM VirtualBox Multiple Flaws Let Remote and Local Users Access and Modify Data and Let Local Users Deny Service and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2020 | N/A | www.oracle.com | |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2017 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2017 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| USN-3727-1: Bouncy Castle vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 981321 Java (maven) Security Update for org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (GHSA-4mv7-cq75-3qjm)