Cryptographic Issues Affecting bouncycastle package, versions <1.56-1
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published29 Jul 2026
- disclosed4 Jun 2018
Introduced: 4 Jun 2018
CVE-2016-1000352 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest bouncycastle to version 1.56-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bouncycastle package and not the bouncycastle package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode. This mode is regarded as unsafe and support for it has been removed from the provider.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2016-1000352
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/9385b0ebd277724b167fe1d1456e3c112112be1f
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0004/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html