In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, KCCMBlockCipher MAC does not bind nonce when AAD is absent (cross-nonce AEAD forgery). This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12.
Weakness
The product does not validate or incorrectly validates the integrity check values or “checksums” of a message. This may prevent it from detecting if the data has been modified or corrupted in transmission.
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/145.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/463.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/75.html