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Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

CVE-2026-12185

High
7.1/10

Summary

In Bouncy Castle for Java prior to 1.85, BKS/UBER keystore allocates from untrusted lengths before integrity check. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS prior to 2.73.12.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • PASSIVE
  • NONE

CWE-789 - Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated.

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  • Published