CVE-2019-17359
Published: 8 October 2019
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | only affects 1.63 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
bouncycastle Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(debian: Vulnerable code introduced n 1.63)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |