CVE-2015-0886
Integer Overflow or Wraparound in JBCrypt
CVE-2015-0886 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mindrot Jbcrypt, published February 28, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.80%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in org.mindrot:jbcrypt 0.4.
- Severity
- 5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 4.80%EPSS, 92nd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
0.4org.mindrot:jbcrypt +4 more
Description
Integer overflow in the crypt_raw method in the key-stretching implementation in jBCrypt before 0.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to determine cleartext values of password hashes via a brute-force attack against hashes associated with the maximum exponent.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.mindrot:jbcryptMaven | before 0.4 | 0.4 |
libjbcrypt-javaDebian:12 | before 0.4-1 | 0.4-1 |
libjbcrypt-javaDebian:13 | before 0.4-1 | 0.4-1 |
libjbcrypt-javaDebian:14 | before 0.4-1 | 0.4-1 |
org.mindrot:jbcryptMaven | before 0.4, plus listed versions 0.3m | 0.4 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Integer overflow in the crypt_raw method in the key-stretching implementation in jBCrypt before 0.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to determine cleartext values of password hashes via a brute-force attack against hashes associated with the maximum exponent.
- Record
CVE-2015-0886- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Integer overflow in the crypt_raw method in the key-stretching implementation in jBCrypt before 0.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to determine cleartext values of password hashes via a brute-force attack against hashes associated with the maximum exponent.
- Record
CVE-2015-0886- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3379No score
Integer overflow in the crypt_raw method in the key-stretching implementation in jBCrypt before 0.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to determine cleartext values of password hashes via a brute-force attack against hashes associated with the maximum exponent.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3379- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9h6p-92jq-888xNo score
Integer Overflow or Wraparound in JBCrypt
Integer overflow in the crypt_raw method in the key-stretching implementation in JBCrypt before 0.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to determine cleartext values of password hashes via a brute-force attack against hashes associated with the maximum exponent.
- Record
GHSA-9h6p-92jq-888x- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
Integer overflow in the crypt_raw method in the key-stretching implementation in jBCrypt before 0.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to determine cleartext values of password hashes via a brute-force attack against hashes associated with the maximum exponent.
- Record
CVE-2015-0886- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-0886No score
Integer overflow in the crypt_raw method in the key-stretching implementation in jBCrypt before 0.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to determine cleartext values of password hashes via a brute-force attack against hashes associated with the maximum exponent.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0886- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9h6p-92jq-888xNo score
Integer Overflow or Wraparound in JBCrypt
Integer overflow in the crypt_raw method in the key-stretching implementation in JBCrypt before 0.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to determine cleartext values of password hashes via a brute-force attack against hashes associated with the maximum exponent.
- Record
GHSA-9h6p-92jq-888x- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-0886No score
Integer overflow in the crypt_raw method in the key-stretching implementation in jBCrypt before 0.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to determine cleartext values of password hashes via a brute-force attack against hashes associated with the maximum exponent.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0886- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151786.html
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN77718330/index.html
mindrot.org/projects/jBCrypt/news/rel04.html
jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000033
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bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2097
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd5c2256b8dc9935e4bb5e9be90adce58408054bb42523730a40c5548%40%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0886
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9h6p-92jq-888x
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0886
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0886
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0886