CVE-2019-17359

Out-of-Memory Error in Bouncy Castle Crypto

7.5 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

8.77%Up 5.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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.

Record: CVE-2019-17359
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-770
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2019-17359
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-0682 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2019-0682
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2mh8-gx2m-mr75 7.5

Out-of-Memory Error in Bouncy Castle Crypto

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.

Record: GHSA-2mh8-gx2m-mr75
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-770
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

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.

Record: CVE-2019-17359
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-2mh8-gx2m-mr75 7.5

Out-of-Memory Error in Bouncy Castle Crypto

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.

Record: GHSA-2mh8-gx2m-mr75
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-770
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10661-1 No score

bouncycastle-1.68-3.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the bouncycastle-1.68-3.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10661-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14` Maven	1.63 to 1.63	1.64
`org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14` Maven	1.63 up to 1.64	1.64
`bouncycastle` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 1.68-3.2	1.68-3.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-17359 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Tomee, published October 8, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.77%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 1.64.

References

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