Medium severity · published Nov 21, 2022
CVE-2022-45146
An issue was discovered in the FIPS Java API of Bouncy Castle BC-FJA before 1.0.2.4
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in the FIPS Java API of Bouncy Castle BC-FJA before 1.0.2.4. Changes to the JVM garbage collector in Java 13 and later trigger an issue in the BC-FJA FIPS modules where it is possible for temporary keys used by the module to be zeroed out while still in use by the module, resulting in errors or potential information loss. NOTE: FIPS compliant users are unaffected because the FIPS certification is only for Java 7, 8, and 11.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FJ
Fips Java Api · Bouncycastle
before 1.0.2.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45146
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45146
Exploit
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2022-45146
mvnrepository.com
https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.bouncycastle/bc-fips
Release Notes
https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
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