Description
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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | bouncycastle | 1.68-3.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10661-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 | >= 1.63, < 1.64 | 1.64 | GHSA-2mh8-gx2m-mr75 |
Advisories 4
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10661-1 bouncycastle-1.68-3.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-1375 JFrog Artifactory: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 12, 2025
- WID-SEC-2024-2181 Oracle Fusion Middleware: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 18, 2024
- WID-SEC-2023-2946 Oracle Fusion Middleware: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 16, 2023
References
- [tomee-commits] 20200320 [jira] [Created] (TOMEE-2788) TomEE plus is affected by CVE-2019-17359 (BDSA-2019-3168) vulnerability mailing-list
- [tomee-commits] 20200320 [jira] [Updated] (TOMEE-2788) TomEE plus is affected by CVE-2019-17359 (BDSA-2019-3168) vulnerability mailing-list
- [tomee-commits] 20200320 [jira] [Commented] (TOMEE-2788) TomEE plus is affected by CVE-2019-17359 (BDSA-2019-3168) vulnerability mailing-list
- [tomee-commits] 20200320 [jira] [Assigned] (TOMEE-2788) TomEE plus is affected by CVE-2019-17359 (BDSA-2019-3168) vulnerability mailing-list
- [tomee-commits] 20200322 [jira] [Updated] (TOMEE-2788) TomEE plus is affected by CVE-2019-17359 (BDSA-2019-3168) vulnerability mailing-list
- [tomee-commits] 20200323 [jira] [Commented] (TOMEE-2788) TomEE plus is affected by CVE-2019-17359 (BDSA-2019-3168) vulnerability mailing-list
- [tomee-commits] 20200519 [jira] [Updated] (TOMEE-2788) TomEE plus is affected by CVE-2019-17359 (BDSA-2019-3168) vulnerability mailing-list
- [tomee-commits] 20200519 [jira] [Resolved] (TOMEE-2788) TomEE plus is affected by CVE-2019-17359 (BDSA-2019-3168) vulnerability mailing-list
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://www.bouncycastle.org/releasenotes.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191024-0006/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html