🛡️ CVE-2024-30172 on Maven (Root.io) — bcprov-jdk18on

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-30172 as tracked by Maven (Root.io), for the package bcprov-jdk18on. The fix is available in version 1.75-root.io.4; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability low.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: None.
• Integrity impact: None.
• Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2024-30172 is classified as CWE-835: Infinite Loop. A loop condition can never become false for some inputs, hanging the process.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2024-30172 is recorded against 2 packages.

• io.root.org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on (fixed in 1.75-root.io.4)
• org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on (fixed in 1.75-aikido.4)

Timeline and source

Published on 15 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Other advisories for this package

io.root.org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-14813 (9.5 Critical, published 6 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2026-5598 (8.0 High, published 6 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2026-0636 (5.0 Medium, published 6 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2024-29857 (5.0 Medium, published 4 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-8885 (5.0 Medium, published 15 Jul 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2024-34447 (5.0 Medium, published 15 Jul 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2024-30171 (5.0 Medium, published 15 Jul 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-835: Infinite Loop) in other software:

• CVE-2026-8798 (published 8 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-71436 (published 6 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-71227 (5.1 Medium, published 5 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-10686 (5.8 Medium, published 31 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-68499 (6.2 Medium, published 31 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-67214 (8.0 High, published 29 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-59901 (8.0 High, published 29 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-67213 (8.0 High, published 29 Jul 2026)

CVE-2024-30172 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

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