CVE-2026-23490: Unbounded Oid Continuation Octets

The code parses ASN.1 OID/RELATIVE-OID continuation octets without a limit on the number of octets processed per arc. This bounded loop allows arbitrary precision integers to grow infinitely via left bitwise shifts, resulting in excessive resource consumption (memory and CPU) when parsing untrusted ASN.1 payloads, potentially leading to a Denial of Service.

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Description

The code parses ASN.1 OID/RELATIVE-OID continuation octets without a limit on the number of octets processed per arc. This bounded loop allows arbitrary precision integers to grow infinitely via left bitwise shifts, resulting in excessive resource consumption (memory and CPU) when parsing untrusted ASN.1 payloads, potentially leading to a Denial of Service.

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