CVE-2026-3505: CWE-770 Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-3505 is an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability (CWE-770, CWE-400) in BC-JAVA's bcpg modules, specifically in AEADEncDataPacket.Java, BcAEADUtil.Java, JceAEADUtil.Java, and OperatorHelper.Java files. The issue arises from allocation of resources without limits or throttling, potentially allowing an attacker to exhaust system resources. Affected versions include BC-JAVA from 1.74 before 1.80.2, 1.81 before 1.81.1, and 1.82 before 1.84. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 8.7 (high severity), with network attack vector, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on availability. No patch or official remediation level has been published by the vendor as of the current advisory.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to uncontrolled resource consumption, potentially causing denial of service conditions by exhausting system resources when processing certain cryptographic packets. This impacts availability of applications using the affected BC-JAVA versions. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should consider limiting exposure of affected BC-JAVA components to untrusted inputs and monitor for updates from Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. No vendor-provided temporary fixes or workarounds are currently documented.
CVE-2026-3505: CWE-770 Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA
Description
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.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.7high
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-3505 is an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability (CWE-770, CWE-400) in BC-JAVA's bcpg modules, specifically in AEADEncDataPacket.Java, BcAEADUtil.Java, JceAEADUtil.Java, and OperatorHelper.Java files. The issue arises from allocation of resources without limits or throttling, potentially allowing an attacker to exhaust system resources. Affected versions include BC-JAVA from 1.74 before 1.80.2, 1.81 before 1.81.1, and 1.82 before 1.84. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 8.7 (high severity), with network attack vector, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on availability. No patch or official remediation level has been published by the vendor as of the current advisory.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to uncontrolled resource consumption, potentially causing denial of service conditions by exhausting system resources when processing certain cryptographic packets. This impacts availability of applications using the affected BC-JAVA versions. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should consider limiting exposure of affected BC-JAVA components to untrusted inputs and monitor for updates from Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. No vendor-provided temporary fixes or workarounds are currently documented.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- bcorg
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-04T00:44:50.028Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69df5b0f82d89c981fca1f49
Added to database: 4/15/2026, 9:31:59 AM
Last enriched: 5/19/2026, 8:58:26 AM
Last updated: 5/30/2026, 2:59:43 AM
Views: 142
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