CVE-2018-5382

The default BKS keystore use an HMAC that is only 16 bits long, which can allow an attacker to compromise the integrity of a BKS keystore. Bouncy Castle release 1.47 changes the BKS format to a format which uses a 160 bit HMAC instead. This applies to any BKS keystore generated prior to BC 1.47. For situations where people need to create the files for legacy reasons a specific keystore type "BKS-V1" was introduced in 1.49. It should be noted that the use of "BKS-V1" is discouraged by the library authors and should only be used where it is otherwise safe to do so, as in where the use of a 16 bit checksum for the file integrity check is not going to cause a security issue in itself.

• CWE-327
• CWE-354

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103453Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927Third Party Advisory
• https://www.bouncycastle.org/releasenotes.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/306792Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103453Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927Third Party Advisory
• https://www.bouncycastle.org/releasenotes.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/306792Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlThird Party Advisory

Published

Apr 16, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified