gsd-2015-7940
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:20
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."
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CVE-2015-7940


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}


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