CVE-2017-13098
mediumpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.243 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
BouncyCastle TLS prior to version 1.0.3, when configured to use the JCE (Java Cryptography Extension) for cryptographic functions, provides a weak Bleichenbacher oracle when any TLS cipher suite using RSA key exchange is negotiated. An attacker can recover the private key from a vulnerable application. This vulnerability is referred to as "ROBOT."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.5
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exploits (1)
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-wrwf-pmmj-w989Observable Discrepancy in BouncyCastle2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
BouncyCastle TLS prior to version 1.0.3, when configured to use the JCE (Java Cryptography Extension) for cryptographic functions, provides a weak Bleichenbacher oracle when any TLS cipher suite using RSA key exchange is negotiated. An attacker can recover the private key from a vulnerable application. This vulnerability is referred to as "ROBOT."
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references (30)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00011.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389cnnvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/a00b684465b38d722ca9a3543b8af8568e6bad5ccnnvd
- https://robotattack.org/cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171222-0001/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.3850/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2340/cnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4072cnnvd
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