SB2018082232 - Fedora 28 update for bouncycastle



SB2018082232 - Fedora 28 update for bouncycastle

Published: August 22, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2018082232
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000613)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data passed via the XMSS/XMSS^MT private key. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the the Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography API and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.