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CVE-2025-8885
August 12, 2025
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC Java bcprov on All (API modules), Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-FJA bc-fips on All allows Excessive Allocation. This vulnerability is associated with program files https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/core/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/asn1/ASN1ObjectIdenti... https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/core/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/asn1/ASN1ObjectIdentifier.Java . This issue affects BC Java: from 1.0 through 1.77; BC-FJA: from 1.0.0 through 1.0.2.5, from 2.0.0 through 2.0.1.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=r1rv49 <r1rv78
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version r1rv78
org.bouncycastle:bc-fips (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.0.0 <1.0.2.6
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.0.2.6
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk15to18 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.64 <1.78
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.78
org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk15to18 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.63 <1.78
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.78
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-debug-jdk15to18 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.68 <1.78
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.78
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.71 <1.78
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.78
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.63 <1.78
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.78
org.bouncycastle:bc-fips (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =2.0.0 <2.0.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.0.1
org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk18on (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.71 <1.78
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.78
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.71 <1.78
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.78
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk18on (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.71 <1.78
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.78
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.30 <1.78
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.78
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk18on (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.71 <1.78
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.78
org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk14 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.61 <1.78
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.78
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-debug-jdk18on (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.71 <1.78
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.78
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk15to18 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.64 <1.78
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.78
Related Resources (5)
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8885
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/3790993df5d28f661a64439a8664343437ed3865
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902025%E2%80%908885
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/core/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/asn1/ASN1ObjectIdentifier.java
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CWE-770
EPSS
Base Score:
0.07