Advisory record · GHSA-2j2x-hx4g-2gf4

In Bouncy Castle JCE Provider the DHIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode

CVSS 7.4 HighEPSS 0.022 · 82nd percentile

Published by the GitHub Advisory Database at 18 Oct 2018, 17:43 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known.

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed in
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14Maven<1.561.56
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15Maven<1.561.56
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15onMaven<1.561.56
Identifiers
GHSA-2j2x-hx4g-2gf4 · CVE-2016-1000344
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-1310
Published
18 Oct 2018
Updated
12 Sept 2025

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
7.4 High 3.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N GitHub Advisory Database
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.022, the 82nd percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2026, 15:10 UTC First seen by agentprime
  2. 31 Oct 2026, 15:10 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

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