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Status published
High
CVE-2017-13098
BouncyCastle JCE TLS Bleichenbacher/ROBOT
Vulnerability Description
BouncyCastle TLS prior to version 1.0.3, when configured to use the JCE (Java Cryptography Extension) for cryptographic functions, provides a weak Bleichenbacher oracle when any TLS cipher suite using RSA key exchange is negotiated. An attacker can recover the private key from a vulnerable application. This vulnerability is referred to as "ROBOT."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102195
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4072
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00011.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://robotattack.org/
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/a00b684465b38d722ca9a3543b8af8568e6bad5c
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171222-0001/
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BouncyCastle TLS
Vulnerable Versions:
<1.0.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 13th, 2017
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N