Bug 1096026 – VUL-0: CVE-2016-1000344: bouncycastle: DHIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode

Bug 1096026 - (CVE-2016-1000344) VUL-0: CVE-2016-1000344: bouncycastle: DHIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode

(CVE-2016-1000344)
Summary:	VUL-0: CVE-2016-1000344: bouncycastle: DHIES implementation allowed the use o...

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Classification:	Novell Products
Product:	SUSE Security Incidents
Classification:	Novell Products
Component:	Incidents
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	Other Other

Priority:	P3 - Medium Severity: Normal
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Assigned To:	Security Team bot
QA Contact:	Security Team bot

URL:	https://smash.suse.de/issue/207241/
Whiteboard:	CVSSv2:NVD:CVE-2016-1000344:5.8:(AV:...
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Reported:	2018-06-05 11:36 UTC by Alexander Bergmann
Modified:	2020-04-23 15:22 UTC (History)
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Description Alexander Bergmann 2018-06-05 11:36:59 UTC

CVE-2016-1000344

In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the DHIES
implementation allowed the use of ECB mode. This mode is regarded as unsafe and
support for it has been removed from the provider.

References:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-1000344
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1000344
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/9385b0ebd277724b167fe1d1456e3c112112be1f

Comment 1 Alexander Bergmann 2018-06-05 11:37:11 UTC

already fixed

Comment 2 Alexander Bergmann 2018-06-05 11:37:31 UTC

already fixed - with changing status

Comment 3 Alexander Bergmann 2018-06-06 07:24:06 UTC

openSUSE Leap 42.3 is missing.

Comment 4 Swamp Workflow Management 2018-06-06 10:30:49 UTC

This is an autogenerated message for OBS integration:
This bug (1096026) was mentioned in
https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/614511 42.3 / bouncycastle

Comment 5 Swamp Workflow Management 2018-06-14 10:09:40 UTC

openSUSE-SU-2018:1689-1: An update that fixes 11 vulnerabilities is now available.

Category: security (moderate)
Bug References: 1072697,1095722,1095849,1095850,1095852,1095853,1095854,1096022,1096024,1096025,1096026
CVE References: CVE-2016-1000338,CVE-2016-1000339,CVE-2016-1000340,CVE-2016-1000341,CVE-2016-1000342,CVE-2016-1000343,CVE-2016-1000344,CVE-2016-1000345,CVE-2016-1000346,CVE-2016-1000352,CVE-2017-13098
Sources used:
openSUSE Leap 42.3 (src):    bouncycastle-1.59-23.3.1

Comment 6 Swamp Workflow Management 2018-07-19 11:10:39 UTC

This is an autogenerated message for OBS integration:
This bug (1096026) was mentioned in
https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/624022 Factory / bouncycastle

Comment 7 Swamp Workflow Management 2018-09-14 15:30:40 UTC

This is an autogenerated message for OBS integration:
This bug (1096026) was mentioned in
https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/635779 15.0 / bouncycastle

Comment 8 Alexandros Toptsoglou 2020-04-23 15:22:27 UTC

Leap 15.1 is not affected