Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference Affecting org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk15to18 package, versions [,1.78)


Severity

0.0
medium
0
10

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (16th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGBOUNCYCASTLE-6613083
  • published 14 Apr 2024
  • disclosed 12 Apr 2024
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk15to18 to version 1.78 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference when resolving domain names over an SSL socket that was created without an explicit hostname, as in the HttpsURLConnection() function. If endpoint identification is enabled an attacker can trigger hostname verification against a DNS-resolved address.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
Expand this section

Snyk

5.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
Expand this section

Red Hat

5.3 medium