UBUNTU-CVE-2024-29857

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-29857

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-29857.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-29857

Upstream

CVE-2024-29857

Published

2024-05-14T15:17:00Z

Modified

2025-09-08T17:00:21Z

Severity

7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / bouncycastle

Package

Name: bouncycastle
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.51-4ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.49+dfsg-3ubuntu1

1.51-4ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcmail-java",
            "binary_version": "1.51-4ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcpg-java",
            "binary_version": "1.51-4ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcpkix-java",
            "binary_version": "1.51-4ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcprov-java",
            "binary_version": "1.51-4ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / bouncycastle

Package

Name: bouncycastle
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.59-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.57-1

1.58-1

1.59-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcmail-java",
            "binary_version": "1.59-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcpg-java",
            "binary_version": "1.59-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcpkix-java",
            "binary_version": "1.59-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcprov-java",
            "binary_version": "1.59-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / bouncycastle

Package

Name: bouncycastle
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.61-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.61-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcmail-java",
            "binary_version": "1.61-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcpg-java",
            "binary_version": "1.61-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcpkix-java",
            "binary_version": "1.61-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcprov-java",
            "binary_version": "1.61-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / bouncycastle

Package

Name: bouncycastle
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.68-5?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.68-2

1.68-4

1.68-5

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcmail-java",
            "binary_version": "1.68-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcpg-java",
            "binary_version": "1.68-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcpkix-java",
            "binary_version": "1.68-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcprov-java",
            "binary_version": "1.68-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbctls-java",
            "binary_version": "1.68-5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / bouncycastle

Package

Name: bouncycastle
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.77-1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.72-2

1.77-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcjmail-java",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcmail-java",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcpg-java",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcpkix-java",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcprov-java",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbctls-java",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcutil-java",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / bouncycastle

Package

Name: bouncycastle
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.77-1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.77-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcjmail-java",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcmail-java",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcpg-java",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcpkix-java",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcprov-java",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbctls-java",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcutil-java",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        }
    ]
}