BouncyCastle Known Vulnerabilities & Fixes
BouncyCastle has 3 known security vulnerabilities in NuGet (.NET). Review the table below for affected and fixed versions. Data sourced from OSV, enriched with EPSS exploit probability and CISA KEV.
Low Immediate Risk
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Security Summary
- 3 affected version ranges have been identified across these 3 advisories.
- 0% of known issues have a published fixed version.
- Remediation: dotnet add package BouncyCastle
Vulnerabilities
3 unique vulnerabilities — sorted by exploitation risk (KEV → EPSS → CVSS). Click a CVE/GHSA ID for full details.
| CVE / GHSA | Severity | Affected | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-29857 Bouncy Castle certificate parsing issues cause high CPU usage during parameter evaluation. | MEDIUM | 1.7.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3 (+6 more) | No fix available |
| CVE-2024-30172 Bouncy Castle crafted signature and public key can be used to trigger an infinite loop | MEDIUM | 1.7.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3 (+6 more) | No fix available |
| CVE-2024-30171 Bouncy Castle affected by timing side-channel for RSA key exchange ("The Marvin Attack") | MEDIUM | 1.7.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3 (+6 more) | No fix available |
About This Data
Vulnerability data for BouncyCastle is sourced from the Open Source Vulnerability (OSV) database, aggregating reports from GitHub Advisory Database, NIST NVD, and ecosystem-specific sources.
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) scores reflect exploitability and impact. EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores indicate the probability of exploitation within the next 30 days. Vulnerabilities marked with are listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
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