CVE-2024-29857 (High) detected in bouncycastle.cryptography.2.2.1.nupkg

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CVE-2024-29857 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - bouncycastle.cryptography.2.2.1.nupkg

BouncyCastle.NET is a popular cryptography library for .NET

Library home page: https://api.nuget.org/packages/bouncycastle.cryptography.2.2.1.nupkg

Path to dependency file: /Tests/Pages/Cube.Pdf.Pages.Tests.csproj

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/ws-scm/packages/bouncycastle.cryptography/2.2.1/bouncycastle.cryptography.2.2.1.nupkg

Dependency Hierarchy:

• CubePdfPage-5.0.0 (Root Library)
  • Cube.Pdf.Itext-9.0.0
    • itext.bouncy-castle-adapter.8.0.4.nupkg
      • ❌ bouncycastle.cryptography.2.2.1.nupkg (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d0002248b833fa0612caf2b7e163fa30df38b8cb

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography APIs before BC 1.78. Importing an EC certificate with crafted F2m parameters can lead to excessive CPU consumption during the evaluation of the curve parameters.

Publish Date: 2024-05-09

URL: CVE-2024-29857

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-8xfc-gm6g-vgpv

Release Date: 2024-05-09

Fix Resolution: org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18:1.78, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:1.78, BouncyCastle.Cryptography - 2.3.1

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