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
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
06 References
- www.bouncycastle.orghttps://www.bouncycastle.org/releasenotes.html
- lists.apache.org[druid-commits] 20210107 [GitHub] [druid] jon-wei opened a new pull request #10733: Update deps for CVE-2020-28168 and CVE-2020-28052https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r954d80fd18e9dafef6e813963eb7e08c228151c2b6268ecd63b35d1f%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[kafka-jira] 20210107 [GitHub] [kafka] cyrusv opened a new pull request #9845: MINOR: Bump Bouncy Castle Dep to resolve CVE-2020-28052https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rddd2237b8636a48d573869006ee809262525efb2b6ffa6eff50d2a2d%40%3Cjira.kafka.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[druid-commits] 20210107 [GitHub] [druid] clintropolis merged pull request #10733: Update deps for CVE-2020-28168 and CVE-2020-28052https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r25d53acd06f29244b8a103781b0339c5e7efee9099a4d52f0c230e4a%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[pulsar-commits] 20210119 [GitHub] [pulsar] fmiguelez opened a new issue #9235: Upgrade Bounce Castle dependency on client to solve CVE-2020-28052https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r175f5a25d100dbe2b1bd3459b3ce882a84c3ff91b120ed4ff2d57b53%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[druid-commits] 20210127 [druid] 01/02: Update deps for CVE-2020-28168 and CVE-2020-28052 (#10733)https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdfd2901b8b697a3f6e2c9c6ecc688fd90d7f881937affb5144d61d6e%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[pulsar-commits] 20210406 [GitHub] [pulsar] lhotari commented on issue #9235: Upgrade Bounce Castle dependency on client to solve CVE-2020-28052https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r37d332c0bf772f4982d1fdeeb2f88dd71dab6451213e69e43734eadc%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[solr-issues] 20210525 [jira] [Created] (SOLR-15431) Security vulnerability with Bouncy Castle library within Apache Solr 8.8.2https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8c36ba34e80e05eecb1f80071cc834d705616f315b634ec0c7d8f42e%40%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2020-28052
- www.synopsys.comhttps://www.synopsys.com/blogs/software-security/cve-2020-28052-bouncy-castle/
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- lists.apache.org[karaf-issues] 20210810 [jira] [Created] (KARAF-7240) Upgrade bcprov artifacts to mitigate CVE-2020-28052https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdcbad6d8ce72c79827ed8c635f9a62dd919bb21c94a0b64cab2efc31%40%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[karaf-issues] 20210810 [jira] [Updated] (KARAF-7240) Upgrade bcprov artifacts to mitigate CVE-2020-28052https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfc0db1f3c375087e69a239f9284ded72d04fbb55849eadde58fa9dc2%40%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[karaf-issues] 20210810 [jira] [Commented] (KARAF-7240) Upgrade bcprov artifacts to mitigate CVE-2020-28052https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r77af3ac7c3bfbd5454546e13faf7aec21d627bdcf36c9ca240436b94%40%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[karaf-issues] 20210816 [jira] [Updated] (KARAF-7240) Upgrade bcprov artifacts to mitigate CVE-2020-28052https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcd37d9214b08067a2e8f2b5b4fd123a1f8cb6008698d11ef44028c21%40%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[karaf-issues] 20210816 [jira] [Updated] (KARAF-7240) Upgrade bcprov 1.69 artifacts to mitigate CVE-2020-28052https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r167dbc42ef7c59802c2ca1ac14735ef9cf687c25208229993d6206fe%40%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[karaf-issues] 20210817 [jira] [Commented] (KARAF-7240) Upgrade bcprov 1.68 artifacts to mitigate CVE-2020-28052https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4e1619cfefcd031fac62064a3858f5c9229eef907bd5d8ef14c594fc%40%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[karaf-issues] 20210817 [jira] [Updated] (KARAF-7240) Upgrade bcprov 1.68 artifacts to mitigate CVE-2020-28052https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2ddabd06d94b60cfb0141e4abb23201c628ab925e30742f61a04d013%40%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[karaf-issues] 20210820 [jira] [Updated] (KARAF-7240) Upgrade bcprov 1.68 artifacts to mitigate CVE-2020-28052https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r30a139c165b3da6e0d5536434ab1550534011b1fdfcd2f5d95892c5b%40%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[karaf-issues] 20210824 [jira] [Commented] (KARAF-7240) Upgrade bcprov 1.68 artifacts to mitigate CVE-2020-28052https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9abfc0223747a56694825c050cc6b66627a293a32ea926b3de22402%40%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[karaf-issues] 20210824 [jira] [Resolved] (KARAF-7240) Upgrade bcprov 1.68 artifacts to mitigate CVE-2020-28052https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc9e441c1576bdc4375d32526d5cf457226928e9c87b9f54ded26271c%40%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3E
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
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.