High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 18, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-28052
CVE-2020-28052
Description
An issue was discovered in Legion of the Bouncy Castle BC Java 1.65 and 1.66. The OpenBSDBCrypt.checkPassword utility method compared incorrect data when checking the password, allowing incorrect passwords to indicate they were matching with previously hashed ones that were different.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18Maven | >= 1.65, < 1.67 | 1.67 |
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15Maven | >= 1.65, < 1.67 | 1.67 |
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15onMaven | >= 1.65, < 1.67 | 1.67 |
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk15onMaven | >= 1.65, < 1.67 | 1.67 |
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14Maven | >= 1.65, < 1.67 | 1.67 |
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk16Maven | >= 1.65, < 1.67 | 1.67 |
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk16Maven | >= 1.65, < 1.67 | 1.67 |
Affected products
48- Bouncy Castle/BC Javadescription
- ghsa-coords8 versionspkg:maven/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15to18pkg:maven/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15pkg:maven/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15onpkg:maven/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-ext-jdk15onpkg:maven/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk14pkg:maven/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk16pkg:maven/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-ext-jdk16pkg:rpm/opensuse/bouncycastle&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
>= 1.65, < 1.67+ 7 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.65, < 1.67
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.65, < 1.67
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.65, < 1.67
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.65, < 1.67
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.65, < 1.67
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.65, < 1.67
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.65, < 1.67
- (no CPE)range: < 1.68-3.2
cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bc-java:1.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bc-java:1.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bc-java:1.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_corporate_lending_process_management:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_corporate_lending_process_management:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_corporate_lending_process_management:14.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_corporate_lending_process_management:14.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_credit_facilities_process_management:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_credit_facilities_process_management:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_credit_facilities_process_management:14.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_credit_facilities_process_management:14.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_supply_chain_finance:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_supply_chain_finance:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_supply_chain_finance:14.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_supply_chain_finance:14.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_virtual_account_management:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_virtual_account_management:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_virtual_account_management:14.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_virtual_account_management:14.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:blockchain_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <21.1.2
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_guided_search:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_application_session_controller:3.9m0p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_convergence:3.0.2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_pricing_design_center:12.0.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_report_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=8.0.0,<=8.2.4.0
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_route_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=8.2.0,<=8.2.4
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=9.2.5.3
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.3.0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.3.0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.4.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.4.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.4.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:11.1.1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:11.1.1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:communications_messaging_server:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:communications_messaging_server:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:communications_messaging_server:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
46- www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.synopsys.com/blogs/software-security/cve-2020-28052-bouncy-castle/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-73xv-w5gp-frxhghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28052ghsaADVISORY
- www.bouncycastle.org/releasenotes.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/97578f9b7ed277e6ecb58834e85e3d18385a4219ghsaWEB
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