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SCA: security update for com.google.crypto.tink:tink (GHSA-g5vf-v6wf-7w2r)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 414905

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A mis-handling of invalid unicode characters in the Java implementation of Tink versions prior to 1.5
 allows an attacker to change the ID part of a ciphertext, which result in the creation of a second
 ciphertext that can decrypt to the same plaintext. This can be a problem with encrypting deterministic
 AEAD with a single key, and rely on a unique ciphertext-per-plaintext. (CVE-2020-8929)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g5vf-v6wf-7w2r

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 414905

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 1/27/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8929

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 2.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/16/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/16/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8929