# CVE-2023-33201: bouncycastle: Bouncy Castle For Java before 1.74 is affected by an LDAP injection vulnerability CVE-2023-33201 is fixed in 12 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-33201, released July 5, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-33201 - Priority: Routine - CVSS: 5.3 (medium) - EPSS: 0.0077 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Jul 4, 2023 ## Description Bouncy Castle For Java before 1.74 is affected by an LDAP injection vulnerability. The vulnerability only affects applications that use an LDAP CertStore from Bouncy Castle to validate X.509 certificates. During the certificate validation process, Bouncy Castle inserts the certificate's Subject Name into an LDAP search filter without any escaping, which leads to an LDAP injection vulnerability. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | bouncycastle Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.77-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-33201](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-33201.md) | Jul 5, 2023 | | Linux | bouncycastle Debian 14 | 1.77-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-33201](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-33201.md) | Jul 5, 2023 | | Linux | bouncycastle amzn 2023 | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-280](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-280.md) | Aug 3, 2023 | | Linux | bouncycastle-javadoc amzn 2023 | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-280](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-280.md) | Aug 3, 2023 | | Linux | bouncycastle-mail amzn 2023 | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-280](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-280.md) | Aug 3, 2023 | | Linux | bouncycastle-pg amzn 2023 | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-280](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-280.md) | Aug 3, 2023 | | Linux | bouncycastle-pkix amzn 2023 | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-280](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-280.md) | Aug 3, 2023 | | Linux | bouncycastle-tls amzn 2023 | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-280](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-280.md) | Aug 3, 2023 | | Linux | bouncycastle-util amzn 2023 | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-280](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-280.md) | Aug 3, 2023 | | Linux | libbcmail-java Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libbcmail-java 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libbcmail-java-1.59-1ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | May 14, 2024 | | Linux | libbcmail-java Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libbcmail-java 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libbcmail-java-1.61-1ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | May 14, 2024 | | Linux | libbcmail-java Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libbcmail-java 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libbcmail-java-1.68-5ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | May 14, 2024 | | Linux | libbcpg-java Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libbcpg-java 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libbcpg-java-1.59-1ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | May 14, 2024 | | Linux | libbcpg-java Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libbcpg-java 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libbcpg-java-1.61-1ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | May 14, 2024 | | Linux | libbcpg-java Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libbcpg-java 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libbcpg-java-1.68-5ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | May 14, 2024 | | Linux | libbcpkix-java Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libbcpkix-java 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libbcpkix-java-1.59-1ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | May 14, 2024 | | Linux | libbcpkix-java Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libbcpkix-java 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libbcpkix-java-1.61-1ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | May 14, 2024 | | Linux | libbcpkix-java Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libbcpkix-java 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libbcpkix-java-1.68-5ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | May 14, 2024 | | Linux | libbcprov-java Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libbcprov-java 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libbcprov-java-1.59-1ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | May 14, 2024 | | Linux | libbcprov-java Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libbcprov-java 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libbcprov-java-1.61-1ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | May 14, 2024 | | Linux | libbcprov-java Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libbcprov-java 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libbcprov-java-1.68-5ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | May 14, 2024 | | Linux | libbctls-java Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libbctls-java 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libbctls-java-1.68-5ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | May 14, 2024 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T00:53:09Z UTC. 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