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CVE-2020-26939

Observable Differences in Behavior to Error Inputs in Bouncy Castle

Description

In Legion of the Bouncy Castle BC before 1.55 and BC-FJA before 1.0.2, attackers can obtain sensitive information about a private exponent because of Observable Differences in Behavior to Error Inputs. This occurs in org.bouncycastle.crypto.encodings.OAEPEncoding. Sending invalid ciphertext that decrypts to a short payload in the OAEP Decoder could result in the throwing of an early exception, potentially leaking some information about the private exponent of the RSA private key performing the encryption.

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Score
5.3
Severity
Medium
Ecosystem
Java
Publish Date
April 22, 2021
Modified Date
July 17, 2025
Score Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected Versions