KCcmBlockCipher (DSTU 7624 CCM) tag not bound to nonce when no associated data is used
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Missing cryptographic step in the DSTU 7624 CCM mode implementation (KCcmBlockCipher) in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-csharp before 2.7.0 allows an attacker who can observe encrypted messages of known or chosen content to forge ciphertexts with valid authentication tags, via messages encrypted without associated data. The cause is that the G1 block, which binds the nonce, the message length and the parameter flags into the CBC-MAC, was processed only when associated data was present. Without associated data the tag was a CBC-MAC of the plaintext alone, independent of the nonce. Only applications that use KCcmBlockCipher directly and supply no associated data are affected.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. | bc-csharp | before 2.7.0 | 2.7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- bc-csharp VendorLegion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Affected before 2.7.0 Fixed in 2.7.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bc-csharp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.7.0 | Vulnerable | Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bc-csharp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
Remediation
- Fix · CNA bc-csharp (Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.) Fixed in 2.7.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Legion of the Bouncy Castle bc-csharp 2.7.0
21 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 8 MEDIUM, 13 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-65844 MTI/A0 DHAgreement does not validate the peer's ephemeral valuePriority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2026-66020 Unbounded HSS public key level count allows huge array allocation during signature verificationPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2026-66017 Unbounded ASN.1 nesting depth causes process-terminating stack overflowPriority MEDIUM 44
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16000
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m3jv-gj9x-qwrv
- 2026-10-27 CVSS score added · NVD
References
More Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bc-csharp vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-65844 MTI/A0 DHAgreement does not validate the peer's ephemeral value CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-66020 Unbounded HSS public key level count allows huge array allocation during signature verification CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-66017 Unbounded ASN.1 nesting depth causes process-terminating stack overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-65849 Unbounded allocation from OpenPGP signature and user attribute subpacket lengths CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-65843 Unbounded CMP/CRMF password-based MAC iteration count allows CPU exhaustion CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-65841 DTLS handshake reassembler allocates buffer from unchecked 24-bit length CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-16000 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16000 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m3jv-gj9x-qwrv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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