Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Jun 4, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-1000341
CVE-2016-1000341
Description
In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier DSA signature generation is vulnerable to timing attack. Where timings can be closely observed for the generation of signatures, the lack of blinding in 1.55, or earlier, may allow an attacker to gain information about the signature's k value and ultimately the private value as well.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14Maven | < 1.56 | 1.56 |
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15Maven | < 1.56 | 1.56 |
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15onMaven | < 1.56 | 1.56 |
Affected products
4- ghsa-coords4 versionspkg:maven/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk14pkg:maven/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15pkg:maven/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15onpkg:rpm/opensuse/bouncycastle&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 1.56+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.56
- (no CPE)range: < 1.56
- (no CPE)range: < 1.56
- (no CPE)range: < 1.68-3.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/acaac81f96fec91ab45bd0412beaf9c3acd8defanvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-r9ch-m4fh-fc7qghsaADVISORY
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00009.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000341ghsaADVISORY
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927nvdWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0004ghsaWEB
- usn.ubuntu.com/3727-1ghsaWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlnvdWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0004/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3727-1/nvd
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