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01 Record

CVE-2020-28052

An issue was discovered in Legion of the Bouncy Castle BC Java 1.65 and 1.66. The OpenBSDBCrypt.checkPassword utility method compared incorrect data when checking the password, allowing incorrect

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

An issue was discovered in Legion of the Bouncy Castle BC Java 1.65 and 1.66. The OpenBSDBCrypt.checkPassword utility method compared incorrect data when checking the password, allowing incorrect

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
7.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 93.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-12-18 00:52Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 16:33Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-11-02
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
18e135a251a93395aa5cde84f49c051a574d3ac537ba48371a861cb2fc02e630

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
apachekarafNot specified—
bouncycastlebc-javaNot specified—
oraclebanking_extensibility_workbenchNot specified—
oraclebanking_supply_chain_financeNot specified—
oracleblockchain_platformNot specified—
oraclecommerce_guided_searchNot specified—
oraclecommunications_convergenceNot specified—
oraclecommunications_messaging_serverNot specified—
oraclejd_edwards_enterpriseone_toolsNot specified—
oraclepeoplesoft_enterprise_peopletoolsNot specified—
oracleutilities_frameworkNot specified—
oraclewebcenter_portalNot specified—
redhatcamel_quarkusNot specified—
redhatintegrationNot specified—
redhatjboss_enterprise_bpms_platformNot specified—
redhatjboss_enterprise_brms_platformNot specified—
redhatjboss_fuseNot specified—
redhatjbosseapxpNot specified—
redhatopenshift_application_runtimesNot specified—
redhatred_hat_single_sign_onNot specified—
redhatrhev_hypervisorNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Arch Linux

  • bcprov
    Fixed in 1.67-1

Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • bouncycastle
    Fixed in 1.65-2

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • bouncycastle
    Fixed in 1.65-2

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • bouncycastle
    Fixed in 1.65-2

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.