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Vulnerability details: VCID-d5x5-hcjh-efcr
Vulnerability ID VCID-d5x5-hcjh-efcr
Aliases CVE-2024-30172
GHSA-m44j-cfrm-g8qc
Summary Bouncy Castle crafted signature and public key can be used to trigger an infinite loop An issue was discovered in Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography APIs starting in 1.73 and before 1.78. An Ed25519 verification code infinite loop can occur via a crafted signature and public key.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 3.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2024-30172.json
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-30172
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-30172
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-30172
epss 0.00077 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-30172
epss 0.00077 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-30172
epss 0.00077 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-30172
epss 0.00077 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-30172
epss 0.00077 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-30172
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m44j-cfrm-g8qc
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9030172
cvssv4 6.9 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9030172
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9030172
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/1b9fd9b545e691bfb3941a9f6a797660c8860f02
cvssv4 6.9 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/1b9fd9b545e691bfb3941a9f6a797660c8860f02
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/1b9fd9b545e691bfb3941a9f6a797660c8860f02
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/9c165791b68a204678b48ec11e4e579754c2ea49
cvssv4 6.9 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/9c165791b68a204678b48ec11e4e579754c2ea49
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/9c165791b68a204678b48ec11e4e579754c2ea49
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/ebe1c75579170072dc59b8dee2b55ce31663178f
cvssv4 6.9 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/ebe1c75579170072dc59b8dee2b55ce31663178f
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/ebe1c75579170072dc59b8dee2b55ce31663178f
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9030172
cvssv4 6.9 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9030172
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9030172
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30172
cvssv4 6.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30172
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30172
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240614-0007
cvssv4 6.9 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240614-0007
generic_textual MODERATE https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240614-0007
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240614-0007/
ssvc Track https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240614-0007/
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
cvssv4 6.9 https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
ssvc Track https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2024-30172.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-30172
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-30172
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9030172
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/1b9fd9b545e691bfb3941a9f6a797660c8860f02
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/9c165791b68a204678b48ec11e4e579754c2ea49
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/ebe1c75579170072dc59b8dee2b55ce31663178f
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9030172
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30172
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240614-0007
https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
1070655 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1070655
2293025 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293025
GHSA-m44j-cfrm-g8qc https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m44j-cfrm-g8qc
ntap-20240614-0007 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240614-0007/
RHSA-2024:4271 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4271
RHSA-2024:4326 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4326
RHSA-2024:4505 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4505
RHSA-2024:5479 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5479
RHSA-2024:5481 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5481
RHSA-2024:5482 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5482
USN-8108-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/8108-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2024-30172.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Found at https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9030172
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9030172
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Found at https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/1b9fd9b545e691bfb3941a9f6a797660c8860f02
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/1b9fd9b545e691bfb3941a9f6a797660c8860f02
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Found at https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/9c165791b68a204678b48ec11e4e579754c2ea49
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/9c165791b68a204678b48ec11e4e579754c2ea49
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Found at https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/ebe1c75579170072dc59b8dee2b55ce31663178f
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/ebe1c75579170072dc59b8dee2b55ce31663178f
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Found at https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9030172
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9030172
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30172
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30172
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240614-0007
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240614-0007
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240614-0007/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-06-05T13:44:28Z/ Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240614-0007/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Found at https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-06-05T13:44:28Z/ Found at https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.22713
EPSS Score 0.00075
Published At April 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:51:55.792985+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/05/GHSA-m44j-cfrm-g8qc/GHSA-m44j-cfrm-g8qc.json 38.0.0