Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2023-33201 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package bouncycastle. The fix is available in version 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1; 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 low, integrity none, availability none.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- 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: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
- Integrity impact: None.
- Availability impact: None.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-33201 is classified as CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation. A TLS certificate is accepted without proper verification, so a man-in-the-middle can present their own.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-33201 is recorded against 1 package.
- bouncycastle (fixed in 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Timeline and source
Published on 5 July 2023 and last revised on 19 March 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
bouncycastle has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation) in other software:
