1 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/src/math/ec/ECCurve.cs b/crypto/src/math/ec/ECCurve.cs
index 245ca1941..ae0d5d69e 100644
--- a/crypto/src/math/ec/ECCurve.cs
+++ b/crypto/src/math/ec/ECCurve.cs
@@ -607,6 +607,13 @@ namespace Org.BouncyCastle.Math.EC
         }
 #endif
 
+        internal static int ImplGetInteger(string envVariable, int defaultValue)
+        {
+            string property = Platform.GetEnvironmentVariable(envVariable);
+
+            return int.TryParse(property, out int value) ? value : defaultValue;
+        }
+
         private class DefaultLookupTable
             : AbstractECLookupTable
         {
@@ -757,13 +764,6 @@ namespace Org.BouncyCastle.Math.EC
                 throw new ArgumentException("Fp q value not prime");
         }
 
-        private static int ImplGetInteger(string envVariable, int defaultValue)
-        {
-            string property = Platform.GetEnvironmentVariable(envVariable);
-
-            return int.TryParse(property, out int value) ? value : defaultValue;
-        }
-
         private static int ImplGetIterations(int bits, int certainty)
         {
             /*
@@ -966,6 +966,10 @@ namespace Org.BouncyCastle.Math.EC
 
         private static IFiniteField BuildField(int m, int k1, int k2, int k3)
         {
+            int maxM = ImplGetInteger("Org.BouncyCastle.EC.F2m_MaxSize", 1142); // 2 * 571
+            if (m > maxM)
+                throw new ArgumentException("F2m m value out of range");
+
             int[] exponents = (k2 | k3) == 0
                 ? new int[]{ 0, k1, m }
                 : new int[]{ 0, k1, k2, k3, m };