DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7940

See a problem?
Please try reporting it to the source first.
Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7940
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7940.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7940
Upstream
Published
2015-11-09T16:59:09Z
Modified
2025-09-25T00:53:55.454829Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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."

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bouncycastle?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.51-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bouncycastle?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.51-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bouncycastle?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.51-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bouncycastle?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.51-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}