High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 13, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-13098
CVE-2017-13098
Description
BouncyCastle TLS prior to version 1.0.3, when configured to use the JCE (Java Cryptography Extension) for cryptographic functions, provides a weak Bleichenbacher oracle when any TLS cipher suite using RSA key exchange is negotiated. An attacker can recover the private key from a vulnerable application. This vulnerability is referred to as "ROBOT."
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15onMaven | < 1.0.3 | 1.0.3 |
Affected products
5- ghsa-coords3 versionspkg:maven/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15onpkg:rpm/opensuse/bouncycastle&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/bouncycastle&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 1.0.3+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.60-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.68-3.2
- Range: <1.0.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/a00b684465b38d722ca9a3543b8af8568e6bad5cnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389nvdIssue TrackingMitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government ResourceWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102195nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wrwf-pmmj-w989ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13098ghsaADVISORY
- robotattack.orgnvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171222-0001/nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4072nvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00011.htmlnvdWEB
- robotattack.orgghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171222-0001ghsaWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlnvdWEB
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