PT-2026-33030 · Bouncy Castle · Bc-Java
CVSS v3.1
9.8
Critical
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
BC-JAVA versions prior to 1.84
Description
An issue in the bcpg modules allows for unbounded PGP AEAD chunk size, which can lead to pre-authentication resource exhaustion. Resource exhaustion occurs when a system lacks limits or throttling on resource allocation, allowing a requester to consume all available system memory or CPU.
Recommendations
Update to version 1.84 or later.
Exploit
Fix
Resource Exhaustion
Allocation of Resources Without Limits
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Bc-Java