CVE-2025-8916
August 13, 2025
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC Java bcpkix on All (API modules), Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC Java bcprov on All (API modules), Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BCPKIX FIPS 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/PKIXCertPathReviewer.Java, https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/x509/PKIXCertPathReviewer.Java.
This issue affects BC Java: from 1.44 through 1.78; BC Java: from 1.44 through 1.78; BCPKIX FIPS: from 1.0.0 through 1.0.7, from 2.0.0 through 2.0.7.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=r1rv49 <r1rv79Fix Suggestion:
Update to version r1rv79org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-fips (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.0.0 <1.0.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.0.8org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk18on (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.71 <1.79Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.79org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.44 <1.79Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.79org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-fips (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =2.0.7 <2.0.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.0.8org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk15to18 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.64 <1.79Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.79org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk14 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.45 <1.79Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.79org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.71 <1.79Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.79org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk14 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.55 <1.79Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.79org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15to18 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.63 <1.79Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.79org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk15to18 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.64 <1.79Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.79org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18 (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.63 <1.79Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.79org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk18on (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.71 <1.79Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.79org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.71 <1.79Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.79Related Resources (5)
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Contact UsCVSS 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
EPSS
Base Score:
0.11
