Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.54/8.55 Bouncy Castle Java cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.54/8.55. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Bouncy Castle Java. Executing a manipulation can lead to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2015-7940. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.54/8.55 (Enterprise Resource Planning Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Bouncy Castle Java. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was published 10/19/2016 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-7940 since 10/22/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86740 (openSUSE Security Update : bouncycastle (openSUSE-2015-705)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370164 (Oracle VM VirtualBox Multiple Vulnerabilities).

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 (86740), EUVD (EUVD-2018-0502) and SecurityFocus (BID 79091†). Similar entries are available at VDB-79101, VDB-92314, VDB-92820 and VDB-92835. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
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Nessus ID: 86740
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : bouncycastle (openSUSE-2015-705)
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OpenVAS ID: 703417
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3417-1 (bouncycastle - security update)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7940 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7940
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92920
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SecurityFocus: 79091 - Bouncy Castle CVE-2015-7940 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Created: 10/19/2016 10:22
Updated: 09/13/2025 04:57
Changes: 10/19/2016 10:22 (66), 05/14/2019 12:47 (5), 09/27/2022 14:55 (4), 09/13/2025 04:57 (15)
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