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Mageia Linux Local Check: mgasa-2015-0487
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
8 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
Mageia Linux Local Security Checks mgasa-2015-0487
Insight
Insight
The Bouncy Castle Java library before 1.51 does not validate a point is within the elliptic curve, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain private keys via a series of crafted elliptic curve Diffie Hellman (ECDH) key exchanges, aka an invalid curve attack (CVE-2015-7940).
Solution
Solution
Update the affected packages to the latest available version.