Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.73 contains a potential Denial of Service (DoS) issue within the Bouncy Castle org.bouncycastle.openssl.PEMParser class. This class parses OpenSSL PEM encoded streams containing X.509 certificates, PKCS8 encoded keys, and PKCS7 objects. Parsing a file that has crafted ASN.1 data through the PEMParser causes an OutOfMemoryError, which can enable a denial of service attack. (For users of the FIPS Java API: BC-FJA 1.0.2.3 and earlier are affected; BC-FJA 1.0.2.4 is fixed.)
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| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| bouncycastle | bouncy_castle_for_java | 1.73 | - |
| bouncycastle | fips_java_api | 1.0.2.4 | - |
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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bouncycastle / bouncy_castle_for_java
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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