Missing Required Cryptographic Step Affecting bouncycastle package, versions *
Threat Intelligence
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- published29 Jun 2026
- disclosed27 Apr 2016
Introduced: 27 Apr 2016
CVE-2016-1000352 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 bouncycastle.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bouncycastle package and not the bouncycastle package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:10 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1588330
- https://access.redhat.com/security/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