# CVE-2019-17359: Out-of-Memory Error in Bouncy Castle Crypto

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-17359-out-of-memory-error-in-bouncy-castle-crypto  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2019-10-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-17359 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2019-10-17

Out-of-Memory Error in Bouncy Castle Crypto

Technologies: [org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-bouncycastle-bcprov-jdk14). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-17359 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-17359 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-17359?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 17 October 2019.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.63,fixed=1.64.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-17359?** Yes. org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (Maven): upgrade to 1.64 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-17359?** Check whether you run org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (Maven): upgrade to 1.64 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 to 1.64 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.63,fixed=1.64

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-17359
- GHSA-2mh8-gx2m-mr75

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