CVE-2020-28052 (High) detected in bcprov-ext-jdk15on-1.65.jar, bcprov-jdk15on-1.65.01.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2020-28052 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - bcprov-ext-jdk15on-1.65.jar, bcprov-jdk15on-1.65.01.jar

bcprov-ext-jdk15on-1.65.jar

The Bouncy Castle Crypto package is a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms. This jar contains JCE provider and lightweight API for the Bouncy Castle Cryptography APIs for JDK 1.5 to JDK 1.8. Note: this package includes the NTRU encryption algorithms.

Library home page: https://www.bouncycastle.org/java.html

Path to vulnerable library: /vc-worker/libs/bcprov-ext-jdk15on-1.65.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ bcprov-ext-jdk15on-1.65.jar (Vulnerable Library)

bcprov-jdk15on-1.65.01.jar

The Bouncy Castle Crypto package is a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms. This jar contains JCE provider and lightweight API for the Bouncy Castle Cryptography APIs for JDK 1.5+.

Library home page: http://www.bouncycastle.org/java.html

Path to vulnerable library: /vc-worker/libs/bcprov-jdk15on-1.65.01.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ bcprov-jdk15on-1.65.01.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: dd01a1d4381c7a3b94ba25748c015a094c33088e

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in Legion of the Bouncy Castle BC Java 1.65 and 1.66. The OpenBSDBCrypt.checkPassword utility method compared incorrect data when checking the password, allowing incorrect passwords to indicate they were matching with previously hashed ones that were different.

Publish Date: 2020-12-18

URL: CVE-2020-28052

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2020-12-18

Fix Resolution: 1.67

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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ℹ️ This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.

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ℹ️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because it is a duplicate of an existing issue: #391