CVE-2026-3505 (GCVE-0-2026-3505)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-04-15 09:06
Modified
2026-05-18 23:21
CWE
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of resources without limits or throttling
  • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Summary
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling, Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA bcpg on all (pg modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files AEADEncDataPacket.Java, BcAEADUtil.Java, JceAEADUtil.Java, OperatorHelper.Java. This issue affects BC-JAVA: from 1.74 before 1.80.2, from 1.81 before 1.81.1, from 1.82 before 1.84.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA Version: 1.74
Version: 1.81
Version: 1.82
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