In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.86, the MLS implementation (org.bouncycastle.mls) holds RFC 9420's uint32 leaf_index in a signed int, so a wire value with the top bit set decodes to a negative number. That is a legitimate encoding rather than malformed input, and it must still decode, since the MLS interop test vectors round-trip the full range. GroupKeySet.SecretTree.hasLeaf and Group.validateRemove compared the decoded value directly against the tree's leaf count, and a signed comparison treats any negative int as less than a positive bound, so an out-of-range sender passed the membership check. In the hasLeaf case the SenderData of an unprotected PrivateMessage could then drive LeafIndex.directPath through NodeIndex.parent() arithmetic that never reaches the tree root, growing the resulting node list without bound until the JVM exhausted its heap. A single small message from any current group member could therefore deny service to every other member of the group. Both comparisons now interpret the value as unsigned via Integer.toUnsignedLong, rejecting an out-of-range sender however it was encoded; well-formed leaf indices are unaffected.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/1eb83471eb01727bfdb944a5a46355cc77d55f44 | Patch |
| https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9017507 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
14 Oct 2026, 18:59
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v3 : 7.5 |
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Bouncycastle bc-java
Bouncycastle |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bc-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/1eb83471eb01727bfdb944a5a46355cc77d55f44 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9017507 - Patch, Vendor Advisory |
02 Oct 2026, 08:17
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Information
Published : 2026-10-02 08:17
Updated : 2026-10-14 18:59
NVD link : CVE-2026-17507
Mitre link : CVE-2026-17507
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-17507
JSON object : View
Products Affected
bouncycastle
- bc-java
CWE
CWE-195
Signed to Unsigned Conversion Error
