CVE-2007-6721: Critical severity bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api vulnerability

Published Mar 30, 2009
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Updated

The Legion of the Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography API before release 1.38, as used in Crypto Provider Package before 1.36, has unknown impact and remote attack vectors related to "a Bleichenbacher vulnerability in simple RSA CMS signatures without signed attributes."

Affected Software

146 affected componentsFixes available
maven/bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk16<1.38
1.38
maven/bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14<1.38
1.38
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api<=1.37
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.01
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.02
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.03
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.04
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.05
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.06
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.07
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.08
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.09
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.10
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.11
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.12
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.13
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.14
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.15
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.16
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.17
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.18
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.19
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.20
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.21
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.22
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.23
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.24
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.25
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.26
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.27
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.28
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.29
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.30
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.31
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.32
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.33
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.34
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.35
bouncycastle Legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api=1.36
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package<=1.35
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.0
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.01
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.02
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.03
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.3.1
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.04
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.05
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.06
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.07
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.08
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.09
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.11
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.12
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.13
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.14
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.15
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.16
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.17
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.18
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.19
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.20
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.21
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.22
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.23
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.24
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.25
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.26
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.27
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.28
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.29
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.30
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.32
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.33
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.34
All of the following
Any of the following
bouncycastle bc-java<=1.37
bouncycastle bc-java=1.01
bouncycastle bc-java=1.02
bouncycastle bc-java=1.03
bouncycastle bc-java=1.04
bouncycastle bc-java=1.05
bouncycastle bc-java=1.06
bouncycastle bc-java=1.07
bouncycastle bc-java=1.08
bouncycastle bc-java=1.09
bouncycastle bc-java=1.10
bouncycastle bc-java=1.11
bouncycastle bc-java=1.12
bouncycastle bc-java=1.13
bouncycastle bc-java=1.14
bouncycastle bc-java=1.15
bouncycastle bc-java=1.16
bouncycastle bc-java=1.17
bouncycastle bc-java=1.18
bouncycastle bc-java=1.19
bouncycastle bc-java=1.20
bouncycastle bc-java=1.21
bouncycastle bc-java=1.22
bouncycastle bc-java=1.23
bouncycastle bc-java=1.24
bouncycastle bc-java=1.25
bouncycastle bc-java=1.26
bouncycastle bc-java=1.27
bouncycastle bc-java=1.28
bouncycastle bc-java=1.29
bouncycastle bc-java=1.30
bouncycastle bc-java=1.31
bouncycastle bc-java=1.32
bouncycastle bc-java=1.33
bouncycastle bc-java=1.34
bouncycastle bc-java=1.35
bouncycastle bc-java=1.36
Any of the following
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package<=1.35
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.0
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.01
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.02
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.03
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.3.1
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.04
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.05
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.06
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.07
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.08
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.09
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.11
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.12
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.13
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.14
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.15
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.16
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.17
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.18
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.19
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.20
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.21
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.22
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.23
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.24
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.25
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.26
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.27
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.28
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.29
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.30
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.32
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.33
bouncycastle Bouncy-castle-crypto-package=1.34

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.bouncycastle.org/csharp/

Patch Available

http://www.bouncycastle.org/devmailarchive/msg08195.html

Event History

Mar 30, 2009
CVE Published
01:30 AM
Data Sourced
01:30 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Description
May 1, 2022
Advisory Published
06:45 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6721?

CVE-2007-6721 has an unknown severity due to its complex nature and the lack of detailed impact assessment.

2

How do I fix CVE-2007-6721?

To fix CVE-2007-6721, upgrade to the Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography API version 1.38 or later.

3

What are the affected versions for CVE-2007-6721?

CVE-2007-6721 affects all versions of the Bouncy Castle API prior to version 1.38.

4

Who is affected by CVE-2007-6721?

Any application utilizing versions of the Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography API before 1.38 may be vulnerable to CVE-2007-6721.

5

What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2007-6721?

CVE-2007-6721 is related to a Bleichenbacher vulnerability in simple RSA CMS signatures without signed attributes.

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