Oracle Communications WebRTC Session Controller up to 7.1 Bouncy Castle Java Library risky encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Communications WebRTC Session Controller up to 7.1 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Bouncy Castle Java Library. Such manipulation leads to risky encryption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-1000180. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Communications WebRTC Session Controller up to 7.1 (Cloud Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Bouncy Castle Java Library. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a risky encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-327. The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol. Impacted is confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 04/18/2018. The weakness was released 01/16/2019 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-1000180 since 05/21/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 48 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110599 (Fedora 27 : bouncycastle (2018-da9fe79871)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371529 (Oracle WebLogic Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUJAN2019) (WebLogic Server Unix Authentication Record)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (110599), EUVD (EUVD-2018-0718) and SecurityFocus (BID 93132†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-92299, VDB-118951, VDB-129551 and VDB-129543. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Risky encryption
CWE: CWE-327 / CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 110599
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : bouncycastle (2018-da9fe79871)
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Patch: github.com

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01/16/2019 +211 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-1000180 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1000180
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129476
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SecurityFocus: 93132 - Apache Derby CVE-2015-1832 XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2019 11:14
Updated: 09/13/2025 11:18
Changes: 01/16/2019 11:14 (76), 04/29/2020 17:04 (14), 06/27/2023 10:00 (5), 05/12/2025 21:15 (16), 09/13/2025 11:18 (1)
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