DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7940

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7940 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH

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."

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0

8.699999809265137

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:14	bouncycastle	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	bouncycastle	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	bouncycastle	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	bouncycastle	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Nov 9, 2015 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7940 advisory

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