Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| bouncycastle | bc-java | <= 1.77 |
| bouncycastle | bc-fja | <= 1.0.2.4 |
| bouncycastle | bc_c_.net | <= 2.3.0 |
References
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
- https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0008/
- https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
Timeline
- Published
- May 14, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred