CVE-2016-1000342

Description

In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier ECDSA does not fully validate ASN.1 encoding of signature on verification. It is possible to inject extra elements in the sequence making up the signature and still have it validate, which in some cases may allow the introduction of 'invisible' data into a signed structure.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.34%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00009.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669 vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3727-1/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927 vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0004/
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/843c2e60f67d71faf81d236f448ebbe56c62c647#diff-25c3c78db788365f36839b3f2d3016b9 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1000342?
CVE-2016-1000342 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1000342?
To fix CVE-2016-1000342, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1000342 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1000342 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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