Legion of the Bouncy Castle Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS prior bctls-fips 1.0.24 allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS, Bouncy Castle for Java LTS and Bouncy Castle for Java. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in allocation of resources. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-14682. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS, Bouncy Castle for Java LTS and Bouncy Castle for Java. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, Possible OOM from unbounded up-front allocation on a definite-length read. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bc-fips 1.0.2.7 (1.0.X series), 2.0.2 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.3 (2.1.X series), and before bctls-fips 1.0.24.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-14682 since 07/04/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.85, 2.73.12, 1.0.2.7, 2.0.2, 2.1.3, bc-fips 1.0.24 or bctls-fips 1.0.24 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS/Bouncy Castle for Java LTS/Bouncy Castle for Java 1.85/2.73.12/1.0.2.7/2.0.2/2.1.3/bc-fips 1.0.24/bctls-fips 1.0.24

Timelineinfo

07/04/2026 CVE reserved
08/03/2026 +30 days Advisory disclosed
08/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-14682 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-14682
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-385485

Entryinfo

Created: 08/03/2026 06:16
Changes: 08/03/2026 06:16 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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