CVE-2024-34447: Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography API vulnerable to DNS poisoning

May 3, 2024 (updated March 21, 2025)

An issue was discovered in Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography APIs before BC 1.78. When endpoint identification is enabled in the BCJSSE and an SSL socket is created without an explicit hostname (as happens with HttpsURLConnection), hostname verification could be performed against a DNS-resolved IP address in some situations, opening up a possibility of DNS poisoning.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-4h8f-2wvx-gg5w
github.com/bcgit/bc-java
github.com/bcgit/bc-java/issues/1656
github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9034447
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34447
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240614-0007
www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html

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