CVE-2026-63566

DTLS handshake reassembler allocates buffer from unchecked 24-bit length

State
Published
Severity
8.7 High
Published
Oct 2, 2026
Updated
Oct 2, 2026
Reserved
Jul 16, 2026

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Description

Memory allocation with excessive size value in the DTLS handshake reassembly (DtlsReliableHandshake, DtlsReassembler) in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-csharp before 2.7.0 allows a remote unauthenticated DTLS peer to cause a denial of service through memory exhaustion via crafted handshake message fragments, because the reassembly buffer for each incoming handshake message was allocated at the 24-bit length declared in the fragment header, without the check against the peer's maximum handshake message size that TLS already applied. A fragment carrying no payload can force an allocation of almost 16 MB, for each of up to 16 pending messages per handshake, before the handshake is authenticated. DTLS servers and DTLS clients are both affected; TLS is not.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.08.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nbcorg

Weaknesses

  • CWE-789 Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

Affected Products

ProductVersions
bc-csharpLegion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
  • before 2.7.0Affected

References

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