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CVE-2019-17359
Published:October 08, 2019
Updated:May 17, 2026
The ASN.1 parser in Bouncy Castle Crypto (aka BC Java) 1.63 can trigger a large attempted memory allocation, and resultant OutOfMemoryError error, via crafted ASN.1 data. This is fixed in 1.64.
Affected Packages
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =1.63 <1.64
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.64
Related Resources (26)
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r91b07985b1307390a58c5b9707f0b28ef8e9c9e1c86670459f20d601@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r02f887807a49cfd1f1ad53f7a61f3f8e12f60ba2c930bec163031209%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4d475dcaf4f57115fa57d8e06c3823ca398b35468429e7946ebaefdc@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r16c3a90cb35ae8a9c74fd5c813c16d6ac255709c9f9d71cd409e007d@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ecb5b76347f84b6e3c693f980dbbead88c25f77b815053c4e6f2c30@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re60f980c092ada4bfe236dcfef8b6ca3e8f3b150fc0f51b8cc13d59d@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4d475dcaf4f57115fa57d8e06c3823ca398b35468429e7946ebaefdc%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r79b6a6aa0dd1aeb57bd253d94794bc96f1ec005953c4bd5414cc0db0%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r16c3a90cb35ae8a9c74fd5c813c16d6ac255709c9f9d71cd409e007d%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r79b6a6aa0dd1aeb57bd253d94794bc96f1ec005953c4bd5414cc0db0@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r02f887807a49cfd1f1ad53f7a61f3f8e12f60ba2c930bec163031209@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r91b07985b1307390a58c5b9707f0b28ef8e9c9e1c86670459f20d601%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
https://www.bouncycastle.org/releasenotes.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ecb5b76347f84b6e3c693f980dbbead88c25f77b815053c4e6f2c30%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191024-0006
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r467ade3fef3493f1fff1a68a256d087874e1f858ad1de7a49fe05d27@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re60f980c092ada4bfe236dcfef8b6ca3e8f3b150fc0f51b8cc13d59d%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r467ade3fef3493f1fff1a68a256d087874e1f858ad1de7a49fe05d27%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17359
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191024-0006/
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CWE-770
EPSS
Base Score:
7.63