Bouncy Castle for Java bcpkix, bcprov, bcpkix-fips on All (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation
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.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-8916US | — | — | ||
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… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.htmlWEB
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-javaPACKAGE
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/310b30a4fbf36d13f6cc201ffa7771715641e67eWEB
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/ff444a479942d88de64004dc82c3ee32a9e9075aWEB
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902025%E2%80%908916WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8916ADVISORY
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