In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, Possible OOM from unbounded up-front allocation on a definite-length read. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bc-fips 1.0.2.7 (1.0.X series), 2.0.2 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.3 (2.1.X series), and before bctls-fips 1.0.24.
Attack Parameters
Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Attack Requirements
None
No additional conditions
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed
Impact Assessment
Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service
CVSS Vector v4.0
Weakness Type (CWE)
Vulnerable Products
legion of the bouncy castle inc.:bc-fja
legion of the bouncy castle inc.:bc-java
legion of the bouncy castle inc.:bc-lts-java
References 3
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/37094e504ef50cf9ce4e0fb9e5105d495ff5c2d2
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https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2026-14682
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https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9014682
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