Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting org.bouncycastle:bc-fips package, versions [,1.0.2.5)
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- published 8 Aug 2024
- disclosed 11 Apr 2024
- credit Unknown
Introduced: 11 Apr 2024
CVE-2024-29857 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade org.bouncycastle:bc-fips to version 1.0.2.5 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in the solveQuadraticEquation() function used for certificate verification in ECCurve.java. Passing a large f2m parameter can cause excessive CPU consumption.
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