CVE-2017-13098

Published: Dec 13, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.9

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

BouncyCastle TLS prior to version 1.0.3, when configured to use the JCE (Java Cryptography Extension) for cryptographic functions, provides a weak Bleichenbacher oracle when any TLS cipher suite using RSA key exchange is negotiated. An attacker can recover the private key from a vulnerable application. This vulnerability is referred to as "ROBOT."

Affected (1)

Products: Bouncycastle: Bc Java

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Bouncycastle Bc Java	Before 1.59

Related CWEs

Observable Discrepancy

The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which exposes security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.

References (16)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00011.html

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389

Source: cret@cert.org

Issue TrackingMitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102195

Source: cret@cert.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/a00b684465b38d722ca9a3543b8af8568e6bad5c

Source: cret@cert.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://robotattack.org/

Source: cret@cert.org

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171222-0001/

Source: cret@cert.org

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4072

Source: cret@cert.org

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html

Source: cret@cert.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00011.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingMitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102195

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/a00b684465b38d722ca9a3543b8af8568e6bad5c

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://robotattack.org/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171222-0001/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4072

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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