CVE-2023-33202 is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting Bouncy Castle for Java versions prior to 1.73, and BC-FJA 1.0.2.3 and earlier. It stems from a flaw in the PEMParser class, where specially crafted ASN.1 data within an OpenSSL PEM encoded stream can trigger an OutOfMemoryError. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.73CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bouncy_castle_for_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:fips_java_api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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