libbcutil-java: An issue was discovered in ECCurve.java and ECCurve.cs in Bouncy Castle Java (BC Java) before 1.78, BC Java LTS befor...
CVE-2024-29857 is fixed in 14 products on 1 platform, first by libbcmail-java 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, released May 14, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bouncycastle · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.80-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29857 | May 14, 2024 |
| bouncycastle · Debian 14 | 1.80-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29857 | May 14, 2024 |
| bouncycastle · amzn 2023 | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.5 | ALAS2023-2024-636 | Jun 6, 2024 |
| bouncycastle-javadoc · amzn 2023 | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.5 | ALAS2023-2024-636 | Jun 6, 2024 |
| bouncycastle-mail · amzn 2023 | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.5 | ALAS2023-2024-636 | Jun 6, 2024 |
| bouncycastle-pg · amzn 2023 | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.5 | ALAS2023-2024-636 | Jun 6, 2024 |
| bouncycastle-pkix · amzn 2023 | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.5 | ALAS2023-2024-636 | Jun 6, 2024 |
| bouncycastle-tls · amzn 2023 | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.5 | ALAS2023-2024-636 | Jun 6, 2024 |
| bouncycastle-util · amzn 2023 | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.5 | ALAS2023-2024-636 | Jun 6, 2024 |
| libbcjmail-java · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcjmail-java 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| libbcmail-java · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcmail-java 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 14, 2024 |
| libbcmail-java · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcmail-java 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 14, 2024 |
| libbcmail-java · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcmail-java 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 14, 2024 |
| libbcmail-java · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcmail-java 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| libbcpg-java · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcpg-java 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 14, 2024 |
| libbcpg-java · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcpg-java 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 14, 2024 |
| libbcpg-java · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcpg-java 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 14, 2024 |
| libbcpg-java · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcpg-java 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| libbcpkix-java · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcpkix-java 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 14, 2024 |
| libbcpkix-java · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcpkix-java 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 14, 2024 |
| libbcpkix-java · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcpkix-java 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 14, 2024 |
| libbcpkix-java · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcpkix-java 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| libbcprov-java · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcprov-java 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 14, 2024 |
| libbcprov-java · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcprov-java 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 14, 2024 |
| libbcprov-java · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcprov-java 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 14, 2024 |
| libbcprov-java · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcprov-java 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| libbctls-java · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbctls-java 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | May 14, 2024 |
| libbctls-java · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbctls-java 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| libbcutil-java · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcutil-java 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Aug 13, 2025 |
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