Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value Affecting org.bouncycastle:bcpg-debug-jdk14 package, versions [,1.85)
Threat Intelligence
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- published4 Aug 2026
- disclosed3 Aug 2026
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Introduced: 3 Aug 2026
NewCVE-2026-59649 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.bouncycastle:bcpg-debug-jdk14 to version 1.85 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value in the readPacket() method of UserAttributeSubpacketInputStream, which reads a 5-octet subpacket length up to Integer.MAX_VALUE and allocates new byte[bodyLen-1] after checking only against a limit derived from JVM maximum memory rather than the enclosing packet body length. An attacker can exhaust memory and trigger an OutOfMemoryError by getting a victim to import an OpenPGP public key whose user-attribute subpacket declares a length approaching the full heap, so a small key forces a near-heap-sized allocation. This requires the victim to import the attacker's public key, for example from a keyserver, WKD, or email attachment, and reaches the flaw through the single-argument UserAttributePacket stream construction where the limit is not bounded by the actual packet body.