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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:P/R:U/RE:M/U:Amber
Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java bcpkix, bcprov, bcpkix-fips on All (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation. This vulnerability is associated with program files https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/pkix/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/pkix/jcajce/PKIXCertP... https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/pkix/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/pkix/jcajce/PKIXCertPathReviewer.java , https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/x509/PKIXCertPathRevi... https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/x509/PKIXCertPathReviewer.java .
This issue affects Bouncy Castle for Java: from BC 1.44 through 1.78, from BCPKIX FIPS 1.0.0 through 1.0.7, from BCPKIX FIPS 2.0.0 through 2.0.7.
This issue affects Bouncy Castle for Java: from BC 1.44 through 1.78, from BCPKIX FIPS 1.0.0 through 1.0.7, from BCPKIX FIPS 2.0.0 through 2.0.7.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2025-8916
Source
bcorg
Published
Aug 13, 2025 at 09:31
Modified
Aug 13, 2025 at 09:43
Affected Product
Vendor
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
Product
Bouncy Castle for Java
Version
BC 1.44
Affected Versions
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java BC 1.44
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java BCPKIX FIPS 1.0.0
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java BCPKIX FIPS 2.0.0
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java BCPKIX FIPS 1.0.0
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java BCPKIX FIPS 2.0.0