How many CVEs have patched engineInit?

5 published CVEs changed engineInit in bcgit/bc-java, in 4 distinct patches totalling 75 changed lines, between 2018 and 2026.

What is the latest CVE that changed engineInit?

CVE-2026-97873 (Legacy PBES1 and PKCS#12 PBE iteration count honoured unbounded in the raw JCA provider), published 2026-10-03, changed lines 126 to 139 of prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/symmetric/PBEPBKDF2.java.

How does engineInit compare to the rest of bcgit/bc-java?

bcgit/bc-java has 73 CVEs with a located fix in total; 5 of them changed engineInit.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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bcgit/bc-java

Function

4 files

engineInit

Name: engineInit in bcgit/bc-java: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Defined in 4 files

Last patched October 3, 2026

5

CVEs

That changed this function

4

Distinct patches

Backports counted once

75

Lines changed

Added plus removed

2018–2026

Years

By CVE publication date

Overview

engineInit in bcgit/bc-java was changed by 5 published CVE fixes between 2018 and 2026, in 4 distinct patches that added or removed 75 lines in total.

The name occurs in 4 files: prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/asymmetric/ec/IESCipher.java, prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/asymmetric/dh/IESCipher.java, prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/symmetric/PBEPBKDF2.java, prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/asymmetric/rsa/CipherSpi.java.

bcgit/bc-java has 73 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 7% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed engineInit, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

Legacy PBES1 and PKCS#12 PBE iteration count honoured unbounded in the raw JCA provider
CVE-2026-97873 · prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/symmetric/PBEPBKDF2.java · lines 126–139 · +14 −0
Medium · CVSS 5.3
EPSS 0.3%2026-10-03
Password-based KDF cost parameters honoured unbounded from untrusted input across the remaining PBE entry points
CVE-2026-17508 · prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/symmetric/PBEPBKDF2.java · lines 126–139 · +14 −0
Medium · CVSS 5.3
EPSS 0.4%2026-10-02
Bouncy Castle affected by timing side-channel for RSA key exchange ("The Marvin Attack")
CVE-2024-30171 · prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/asymmetric/rsa/CipherSpi.java · lines 271–276 · +5 −2
Medium · CVSS 5.9
EPSS 0.9%2024-05-09
In Bouncy Castle JCE Provider the ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode
CVE-2016-1000352 · prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/asymmetric/dh/IESCipher.java · lines 267–352 · +8 −2 in 2 hunks
High · CVSS 7.4
EPSS 2.2%2018-06-04
In Bouncy Castle JCE Provider the DHIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode
CVE-2016-1000344 · prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/asymmetric/dh/IESCipher.java · lines 267–352 · +8 −2 in 2 hunks
High · CVSS 7.4
EPSS 2.2%2018-06-04
In Bouncy Castle JCE Provider the ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode
CVE-2016-1000352 · prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/asymmetric/ec/IESCipher.java · lines 270–356 · +8 −2 in 2 hunks
High · CVSS 7.4
EPSS 2.2%2018-06-04
In Bouncy Castle JCE Provider the DHIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode
CVE-2016-1000344 · prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/asymmetric/ec/IESCipher.java · lines 270–356 · +8 −2 in 2 hunks
High · CVSS 7.4
EPSS 2.2%2018-06-04

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Functions in bcgit/bc-java changed by the most CVE fixes.

engineDoFinal3 CVEs · prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/asymmetric/dh/IESCipher.java checkNameConstraints2 CVEs · pkix/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/pkix/jcajce/PKIXCertPathReviewer.java processPacket2 CVEs · core/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/crypto/modes/KCCMBlockCipher.java checkNameConstraints2 CVEs · prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/x509/PKIXCertPathReviewer.java readBlock2 CVEs · pg/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/operator/bc/BcAEADUtil.java readBlock2 CVEs · pg/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/operator/jcajce/JceAEADUtil.java

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to engineInit.

How many CVEs have patched engineInit?: 5 published CVEs changed engineInit in bcgit/bc-java, in 4 distinct patches totalling 75 changed lines, between 2018 and 2026.
What is the latest CVE that changed engineInit?: CVE-2026-97873 (Legacy PBES1 and PKCS#12 PBE iteration count honoured unbounded in the raw JCA provider), published 2026-10-03, changed lines 126 to 139 of prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/symmetric/PBEPBKDF2.java.
How does engineInit compare to the rest of bcgit/bc-java?: bcgit/bc-java has 73 CVEs with a located fix in total; 5 of them changed engineInit.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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