Low severity3.7NVD Advisory· Published Jun 4, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-1000346
CVE-2016-1000346
Description
In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the other party DH public key is not fully validated. This can cause issues as invalid keys can be used to reveal details about the other party's private key where static Diffie-Hellman is in use. As of release 1.56 the key parameters are checked on agreement calculation.
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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/1127131c89021612c6eefa26dbe5714c194e7495nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjqm-246c-mwqgghsaADVISORY
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00009.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000346ghsaADVISORY
- 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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