CVE-2018-1000613
Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Bouncy castle
Description
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Legion of the Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography APIs 1.58 up to but not including 1.60 contains a CWE-470: Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') vulnerability in XMSS/XMSS^MT private key deserialization that can result in Deserializing an XMSS/XMSS^MT private key can result in the execution of unexpected code. This attack appear to be exploitable via A handcrafted private key can include references to unexpected classes which will be picked up from the class path for the executing application. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.60 and later.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000613
To remediate CVE-2018-1000613, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.60-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.60 or later
Is CVE-2018-1000613 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.0%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.60-1
- >= 1.57, < 1.60
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |