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Vulnerability details: VCID-gr1b-m4u1-z7a3
Vulnerability ID VCID-gr1b-m4u1-z7a3
Aliases CVE-2024-29857
GHSA-8xfc-gm6g-vgpv
Summary Bouncy Castle certificate parsing issues cause high CPU usage during parameter evaluation. An issue was discovered in ECCurve.java and ECCurve.cs in Bouncy Castle Java (BC Java) before 1.78, BC Java LTS before 2.73.6, BC-FJA before 1.0.2.5, and BC C# .Net before 2.3.1. Importing an EC certificate with crafted F2m parameters can lead to excessive CPU consumption during the evaluation of the curve parameters.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 3.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (5)
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
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
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
System Score Found at
cvssv3 6.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2024-29857.json
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
epss 0.00159 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
cvssv3.1 5.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8xfc-gm6g-vgpv
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/commit/56daa6eac526f165416d17f661422d60de0dfd63
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/commit/56daa6eac526f165416d17f661422d60de0dfd63
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
ssvc Track https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/efc498ca4caa340ac2fe11f2efee06c1a294501f
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/efc498ca4caa340ac2fe11f2efee06c1a294501f
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/fee80dd230e7fba132d03a34f1dd1d6aae0d0281
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/fee80dd230e7fba132d03a34f1dd1d6aae0d0281
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
ssvc Track https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29857
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29857
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0008
generic_textual MODERATE https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0008
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
cvssv3.1 7.5 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-2024-29857.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-29857
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-29857
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/commit/56daa6eac526f165416d17f661422d60de0dfd63
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/efc498ca4caa340ac2fe11f2efee06c1a294501f
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/fee80dd230e7fba132d03a34f1dd1d6aae0d0281
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29857
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0008
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0008/
https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
1070655 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1070655
2293028 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293028
GHSA-8xfc-gm6g-vgpv https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8xfc-gm6g-vgpv
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
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2024-29857.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L 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/commit/56daa6eac526f165416d17f661422d60de0dfd63
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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%9029857
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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://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-05-13T19:32:50Z/ Found at https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
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/efc498ca4caa340ac2fe11f2efee06c1a294501f
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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/fee80dd230e7fba132d03a34f1dd1d6aae0d0281
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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%9029857
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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://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-05-13T19:32:50Z/ Found at https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9029857
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-2024-29857
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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-20241206-0008
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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://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: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-05-13T19:32:50Z/ Found at https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.37025
EPSS Score 0.00155
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:35:51.030087+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/05/GHSA-8xfc-gm6g-vgpv/GHSA-8xfc-gm6g-vgpv.json 37.0.0