UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1000345

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Downstream
USN-3727-1
Published: 04 Jun 2018, 00:00
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 03:40

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
24/100
CVSS Score
5.9 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

04 Jun 2018, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 03:40
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the DHIES/ECIES CBC mode vulnerable to padding oracle attack. For BC 1.55 and older, in an environment where timings can be easily observed, it is possible with enough observations to identify when the decryption is failing due to padding.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•bouncycastle

    < 1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 | all

References (3)