CVE-2025-8885

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 45 %ileDEEUNLUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.54% (45th) EPSS
CVSS 5.3 · medium
Is it mine?
36 products
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Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · ncsc_nl

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

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.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.3
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.7–6.3

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · NCSC-NL NL
v4.06.3mediumCVSS: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:Ambersecondary · ENISA EU
v4.06.3mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:X/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:Ambersecondary
v4.01.7lowCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:X/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:Ambersecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-770USCWE-770USCWE-770US
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affected products (36)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (4)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • NCSC-2025-0328Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Database productenNL2025-10-23csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Oracle heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Database Server producten

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-1764Bouncy Castle: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2025-08-11csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Bouncy Castle ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-0351Dell NetWorker (Third Party Components): Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-02-09csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell NetWorker ausnutzen, um Angriffe zu starten, die die Integrität, Vertraulichkeit und Verfügbarkeit von Systemen beeinträchtigen.

  • GHSA-67mf-3cr5-8w23Bouncy Castle for Java on All (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation2025-08-12ghsa · osvUS

    A resource allocation vulnerability exists in Bouncy Castle for Java (by Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.) that affects all API modules. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause excessive memory allocation through unbounded resource consumption, potentially leading to denial of service. The issue is located in the ASN1ObjectIdentifier.java file in the core module. This issue affects Bouncy Castle for Java: from BC 1.0 through 1.77, from BC-FJA 1.0.0 through 2.0.0.

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also known as (3)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdcert_bundncsc_nlosvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2025-08-12modified 2026-06-17
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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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