GHSA-4cx2-fc23-5wg6
Bouncy Castle for Java bcpkix, bcprov, bcpkix-fips on All (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on | >= 1.44, < 1.79 | 1.79 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15to18 | >= 1.44, < 1.79 | 1.79 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on | >= 1.44, < 1.79 | 1.79 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-fips | >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.8 | 1.0.8 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-fips | >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.8 | 2.0.8 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
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.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8916
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/310b30a4fbf36d13f6cc201ffa7771715641e67e
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/ff444a479942d88de64004dc82c3ee32a9e9075a
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902025%E2%80%908916