CVE catalog

CVE-2019-17359

bouncycastle: CVE-2019-17359

Severity: High · CVSS 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Jan 14, 2020, 11:00:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 8.77% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	bouncycastle	sid	`1.86.2-1`	not affected
Debian	bouncycastle	forky	`1.86-1`	not affected
Debian	bouncycastle	trixie	`1.80-3`	not affected
Debian	bouncycastle	bookworm	`1.72-2`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	bouncycastle	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	bouncycastle	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	bouncycastle	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	bouncycastle	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libbcjmail-java]Not affected
Source package: [bouncycastle]
Details (2)
- 1.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · bouncycastle · debian · bookworm
- 1.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · bouncycastle · debian · bookworm
[libbcmail-java]Not affected
Source package: [bouncycastle]
Details (2)
- 1.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · bouncycastle · debian · bookworm
- 1.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · bouncycastle · debian · bookworm
[libbcpg-java]Not affected
Source package: [bouncycastle]
Details (2)
- 1.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · bouncycastle · debian · bookworm
- 1.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · bouncycastle · debian · bookworm
[libbcpkix-java]Not affected
Source package: [bouncycastle]
Details (2)
- 1.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · bouncycastle · debian · bookworm
- 1.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · bouncycastle · debian · bookworm
[libbcprov-java]Not affected
Source package: [bouncycastle]
Details (2)
- 1.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · bouncycastle · debian · bookworm
- 1.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · bouncycastle · debian · bookworm
[libbctls-java]Not affected
Source package: [bouncycastle]
Details (2)
- 1.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · bouncycastle · debian · bookworm
- 1.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · bouncycastle · debian · bookworm
[libbcutil-java]Not affected
Source package: [bouncycastle]
Details (2)
- 1.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · bouncycastle · debian · bookworm
- 1.72-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · bouncycastle · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:41:48 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]