`CVE-2018-1000613`

Affected software	10 products, listed below
Severity	9.8 Critical CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in	`1.60`
Weakness	Unsafe reflection (CWE-470)
Published	9 Jul 2018
Updated	17 Jun 2026

Description

Legion of the Bouncy Castle Legion of the Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography APIs 1.58 up to but not including 1.60 contains a CWE-470: Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') vulnerability in XMSS/XMSS^MT private key deserialization that can result in Deserializing an XMSS/XMSS^MT private key can result in the execution of unexpected code. This attack appear to be exploitable via A handcrafted private key can include references to unexpected classes which will be picked up from the class path for the executing application. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.60 and later.

CWE-502 · Deserialization of untrusted data

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 8 years ago.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 4.8% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Protection full Deserialization, Process
Action available security rule
Review automated Inferred
Record active

Decided by	A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding	Protected by Waratek's ARMR deserialization security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data.
Candidate fix	https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/4092ede58da51af9a21e4825fbad0d9a3ef5a223#diff-2c06e2edef41db889ee14899e12bd574 : a commit: the change itself

Decided by

A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

Finding

Protected by Waratek's ARMR deserialization security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data.

Candidate fix

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/4092ede58da51af9a21e4825fbad0d9a3ef5a223#diff-2c06e2edef41db889ee14899e12bd574 : a commit: the change itself

How to mitigate CVE-2018-1000613

Upgrade the affected software to 1.60 or later. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its deserialization and process rules. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

9.8 CRITICAL v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published

CVSS 2.0 7.5 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.1	9.8	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	NVD	Primary	published
CVSS 2.0	7.5	none	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev

Package Introduced Fixed Last affected

org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on 1.57 1.60 unbounded

Package	Introduced	Fixed	Last affected
`org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on`	1.57	`1.60`	unbounded

Products and versions

25 products, 48 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	bouncycastle	bc-java	generic	≥ 1.58 and ＜ 1.60
nvd	netapp	oncommand workflow automation	generic	any version
nvd	opensuse	leap	generic	15.1
nvd	oracle	api gateway	generic	11.1.2.4.0
nvd	oracle	banking platform	generic	2.6.0 · 2.6.1 · 2.6.2
nvd	oracle	business process management suite	generic	11.1.1.9.0 · 12.1.3.0.0 · 12.2.1.3.0
nvd	oracle	business transaction management	generic	12.1.0
nvd	oracle	communications application session controller	generic	3.7.1 · 3.8.0
nvd	oracle	communications converged application server	generic	7.0.0.1 · ＜ 7.0.0.1
nvd	oracle	communications convergence	generic	3.0.2
nvd	oracle	communications diameter signaling router	generic	8.0.0 · 8.1 · 8.2 · 8.2.1
nvd	oracle	communications webrtc session controller	generic	7.2 · ＜ 7.2
nvd	oracle	data integrator	generic	12.2.1.3.0
nvd	oracle	enterprise manager base platform	generic	12.1.0.5.0 · 13.2.0.0 · 13.3.0.0
nvd	oracle	enterprise manager for fusion middleware	generic	13.2.0.0 · 13.3.0.0
nvd	oracle	enterprise repository	generic	11.1.1.7.0 · 12.1.3.0.0
nvd	oracle	managed file transfer	generic	12.1.3.0.0 · 12.2.1.3.0
nvd	oracle	peoplesoft enterprise peopletools	generic	8.55 · 8.56 · 8.57
nvd	oracle	retail convenience and fuel pos software	generic	2.8.1
nvd	oracle	retail xstore point of service	generic	7.0 · 7.1
nvd	oracle	soa suite	generic	12.1.3.0.0 · 12.2.1.3.0
nvd	oracle	utilities network management system	generic	1.12.0.3 · 2.3.0.0 · 2.3.0.1 · 2.3.0.2
nvd	oracle	webcenter portal	generic	11.1.1.9.0 · 12.2.1.3.0
nvd	oracle	weblogic server	generic	12.2.1.3
osv	org.bouncycastle	bcprov-jdk15on	generic	≥ 1.57 and ＜ 1.60

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

bouncycastle

bc-java

generic

≥ 1.58 and ＜ 1.60

nvd

netapp

oncommand workflow automation

generic

any version

nvd

opensuse

leap

generic

15.1

nvd

oracle

api gateway

generic

11.1.2.4.0

nvd

oracle

banking platform

generic

2.6.0 · 2.6.1 · 2.6.2

nvd

oracle

business process management suite

generic

11.1.1.9.0 · 12.1.3.0.0 · 12.2.1.3.0

nvd

oracle

business transaction management

generic

12.1.0

nvd

oracle

communications application session controller

generic

3.7.1 · 3.8.0

nvd

oracle

communications converged application server

generic

7.0.0.1 · ＜ 7.0.0.1

nvd

oracle

communications convergence

generic

3.0.2

nvd

oracle

communications diameter signaling router

generic

8.0.0 · 8.1 · 8.2 · 8.2.1

nvd

oracle

communications webrtc session controller

generic

7.2 · ＜ 7.2

nvd

oracle

data integrator

generic

12.2.1.3.0

nvd

oracle

enterprise manager base platform

generic

12.1.0.5.0 · 13.2.0.0 · 13.3.0.0

nvd

oracle

enterprise manager for fusion middleware

generic

13.2.0.0 · 13.3.0.0

nvd

oracle

enterprise repository

generic

11.1.1.7.0 · 12.1.3.0.0

nvd

oracle

managed file transfer

generic

12.1.3.0.0 · 12.2.1.3.0

nvd

oracle

peoplesoft enterprise peopletools

generic

8.55 · 8.56 · 8.57

nvd

oracle

retail convenience and fuel pos software

generic

2.8.1

nvd

oracle

retail xstore point of service

generic

7.0 · 7.1

nvd

oracle

soa suite

generic

12.1.3.0.0 · 12.2.1.3.0

nvd

oracle

utilities network management system

generic

1.12.0.3 · 2.3.0.0 · 2.3.0.1 · 2.3.0.2

nvd

oracle

webcenter portal

generic

11.1.1.9.0 · 12.2.1.3.0

nvd

oracle

weblogic server

generic

12.2.1.3

osv

org.bouncycastle

bcprov-jdk15on

generic

≥ 1.57 and ＜ 1.60

References

URL	Tags
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/4092ede58da51af9a21e4825fbad0d9a3ef5a223#diff-2c06e2edef41db889ee14899e12bd574	commit
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/cc9f91c41be67e88fca4e38f4872418448950fd9	WEB
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/cd98322b171b15b3f88c5ec871175147893c31e6#diff-148a6c098af0199192d6aede960f45dc	WEB
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4446-656p-f54g	ADVISORY
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java	PACKAGE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2%40%3Cissues.geode.apache.org%3E	WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2@%3Cissues.geode.apache.org%3E	WEB
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0003	WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html	WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html	WEB

URL

Timeline

Published	2018-07-09	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2018-07-09

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

How VRT decided (17 of 24 rules ran)

17 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification no match Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream no match A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component no match The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side no match Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven matched In scope Maven packages: org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint matched Mitigation candidate References include candidate fix URL (commit tier): https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/4092ede58da51af9a21e4825fbad0d9a3ef5a223#diff-2c06e2edef41db889ee14899e12bd574

18 open-source-maven skipped The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable skipped An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit skipped Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match decided it matched Protected by Waratek CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data) is mitigable by an ARMR deserialization security rule.

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc skipped Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold skipped Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published skipped Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

Products the scope rules checked

The products this CVE's record names, and whether VRT tracks each one. The scope rules decided on these.

Vendor Product Tracked CPE Source

bouncycastle bc-java tracked cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bc-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

netapp oncommand_workflow_automation not tracked cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

opensuse leap not tracked cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

oracle api_gateway not tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:api_gateway:11.1.2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

oracle banking_platform tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle business_process_management_suite tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_process_management_suite:11.1.1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle business_transaction_management not tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_transaction_management:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

oracle communications_application_session_controller tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_application_session_controller:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle communications_converged_application_server tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_converged_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle communications_convergence tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_convergence:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle communications_diameter_signaling_router tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle communications_webrtc_session_controller tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_webrtc_session_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle data_integrator tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:data_integrator:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:12.1.0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle enterprise_manager_for_fusion_middleware tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_for_fusion_middleware:13.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle enterprise_repository not tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_repository:11.1.1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

oracle managed_file_transfer tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:managed_file_transfer:12.1.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle retail_convenience_and_fuel_pos_software tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_convenience_and_fuel_pos_software:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle soa_suite tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:soa_suite:12.1.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle utilities_network_management_system tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_network_management_system:1.12.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle webcenter_portal tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:11.1.1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle weblogic_server tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

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