Is org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on affected by CVE-2024-30172?

Maven org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on is affected in >=1.73 <1.78.

Is CVE-2024-30172 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.8%.

medium

CVE-2024-30172

Q: Is CVE-2024-30172 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.8%.

Maven · org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on • Maven · org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18 • Maven · org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 • Maven · org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk18on • Maven · org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk14 • Maven · org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk15to18

Summary

Bouncy Castle crafted signature and public key can be used to trigger an infinite loop

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.8% (p50)
Also known as: GHSA-m44j-cfrm-g8qc#org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14, GHSA-m44j-cfrm-g8qc#org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18, GHSA-m44j-cfrm-g8qc#org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on, GHSA-m44j-cfrm-g8qc#org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk14, GHSA-m44j-cfrm-g8qc#org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk15to18, GHSA-m44j-cfrm-g8qc#org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk18on
Published: 2024-05-14

References

Related advisories

CVE-2026-5598 — high · Maven/org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on
CVE-2026-0636 — medium · Maven/org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on
CVE-2025-8885 — medium · Maven/org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on
CVE-2024-29857 — medium · Maven/org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on
CVE-2024-30171 — medium · Maven/org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on
CVE-2024-34447 — medium · Maven/org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on
CVE-2023-33202 — medium · Maven/org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on

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Sources: CISA KEV (public domain), OSV.dev & GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY-4.0), FIRST EPSS, NVD/CWE (public domain). Served live from the Stateward advisory database.