What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-29857?

CVE-2024-29857 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-29857?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-29857. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Java CVE-2024-29857

HIGH

Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)

2024-05-14 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Java Information Disclosure

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre

Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 14, 2024 - 15:17 cve.org

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

140 maven packages depend on org.bouncycastle:bc-fips (17 direct, 123 indirect)
5 maven packages depend on org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (5 direct, 0 indirect)
48 maven packages depend on org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18 (26 direct, 22 indirect)
3,030 maven packages depend on org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on (215 direct, 2,821 indirect)
11 maven packages depend on org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk18on (2 direct, 9 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.0.2.5 and other introduced versions.

DescriptionCVE.org

An issue was discovered in ECCurve.java and ECCurve.cs in Bouncy Castle Java (BC Java) before 1.78, BC Java LTS before 2.73.6, BC-FJA before 1.0.2.5, and BC C

.Net before 2.3.1. Importing an EC certificate with crafted F2m parameters can lead to excessive CPU consumption during the evaluation of the curve parameters.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in ECCurve.java and ECCurve.cs in Bouncy Castle Java (BC Java) before 1.78, BC Java LTS before 2.73.6, BC-FJA before 1.0.2.5, and BC C

.Net before 2.3.1. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125), which allows attackers to read data from memory outside the intended buffer boundaries. An issue was discovered in ECCurve.java and ECCurve.cs in Bouncy Castle Java (BC Java) before 1.78, BC Java LTS before 2.73.6, BC-FJA before 1.0.2.5, and BC C

.Net before 2.3.1. Importing an EC certificate with crafted F2m parameters can lead to excessive CPU consumption during the evaluation of the curve parameters. Version information: before 1.78.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate array indices and buffer lengths. Use memory-safe languages. Enable AddressSanitizer during testing.