CVE-2024-34447

NameCVE-2024-34447
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography APIs before BC 1.78. When endpoint identification is enabled in the BCJSSE and an SSL socket is created without an explicit hostname (as happens with HttpsURLConnection), hostname verification could be performed against a DNS-resolved IP address in some situations, opening up a possibility of DNS poisoning.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1070655

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
bouncycastle (PTS)bullseye1.68-2vulnerable
bookworm1.72-2vulnerable
sid, trixie1.77-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
bouncycastlesource(unstable)(unfixed)1070655

Notes

[bookworm] - bouncycastle <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - bouncycastle <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - bouncycastle <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9034447
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/c47f6444a744396135322784b5fea1d35d46a8a7 (r1rv78v1)
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/issues/1656

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