Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-LTS bcprov-lts8on on ARM allows Overflow Buffers.

This vulnerability is associated with program files https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-lts-java/blob/main/native_c/arm/sha/shake.C, https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-lts-java/blob/main/native_c/arm/sha/sha3.C.



This issue affects BC-LTS: from 2.73.0 before 2.73.12.1.



Issue is only applicable if application involved is accepting memoable SHA3 / SHAKE states from potentially untrusted sources.

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Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc.
Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-lts
Vendors & Products Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc.
Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-lts

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Description Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-LTS bcprov-lts8on on ARM allows Overflow Buffers. This vulnerability is associated with program files https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-lts-java/blob/main/native_c/arm/sha/shake.C, https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-lts-java/blob/main/native_c/arm/sha/sha3.C. This issue affects BC-LTS: from 2.73.0 before 2.73.12.1. Issue is only applicable if application involved is accepting memoable SHA3 / SHAKE states from potentially untrusted sources.
Title Native ARM SHA3 / SHAKE `restoreFullState` fails to detect size_t underflow in a crafted encoded state
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 1.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/S:P/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: bcorg

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-17T13:12:39.282Z

Reserved: 2026-07-16T21:47:28.715Z

Link: CVE-2026-15997

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-17T13:12:26.431Z

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-23T22:09:36Z

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