# CVE-2016-1000352: In Bouncy Castle JCE Provider the ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-1000352-in-bouncy-castle-jce-provider-the-ecies-implementation-allowed  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-10-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2016-1000352 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-10-17

In Bouncy Castle JCE Provider the ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode

Technologies: [org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-bouncycastle-bcprov-jdk14), [org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15 (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-bouncycastle-bcprov-jdk15), [org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-bouncycastle-bcprov-jdk15on). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2016-1000352 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-1000352 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2016-1000352?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 17 October 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.56; org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.56; org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.56.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2016-1000352?** Yes. org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (Maven): upgrade to 1.56 or later; org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15 (Maven): upgrade to 1.56 or later; org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on (Maven): upgrade to 1.56 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2016-1000352?** Check whether you run org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (Maven), org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15 (Maven) or org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (Maven): upgrade to 1.56 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 to 1.56 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15 (Maven): upgrade to 1.56 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15 to 1.56 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on (Maven): upgrade to 1.56 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on to 1.56 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.56
- org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.56
- org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.56

## Identifiers

- CVE-2016-1000352
- GHSA-w285-wf9q-5w69

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