Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value Affecting org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk18on package, versions [,1.85)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGBOUNCYCASTLE-18518094
  • published4 Aug 2026
  • disclosed3 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-14682  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-789  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk18on to version 1.85 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value in the toByteArray() method of DefiniteLengthInputStream, which allocates new byte[(int)_remaining] up front from the declared ASN.1 definite-length value before reading any content. An attacker can drive the JVM to OutOfMemoryError with a small input by supplying an ASN.1 structure whose definite-length header declares a near-heap-sized length that the content never satisfies. This requires the application to parse attacker-supplied ASN.1 or DER input, such as certificates, CMS structures, or keys, through Bouncy Castle.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1