VDB
CVE-2015-7940
CVE-2015-7940
PUBLISHED
The Bouncy Castle Java library before 1.51 does not validate a point is withing the elliptic curve, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain private keys via a series of crafted elliptic curve Diffie Hellman (ECDH) key exchanges, aka an "invalid curve attack."
EPSS 4.82% · 91.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
4.82%
91.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | bouncycastle | 1.48+dfsg-2, 1.49+dfsg-2, 0 |
Timeline
- Nov 9, 2015 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 18, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 9, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7940 third-party-advisory
- https://web-in-security.blogspot.ca/2015/09/practical-invalid-curve-attacks.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3727-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7940 third-party-advisory