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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-4cx2-fc23-5wg6
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-4cx2-fc23-5wg6
Aliases CVE-2025-8916
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 5.7
Risk 2.9
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
System Score Found at
cvssv4 6.3 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-4cx2-fc23-5wg6/GHSA-4cx2-fc23-5wg6.json
generic_textual MODERATE
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/310b30a4fbf36d13f6cc201ffa7771715641e67e
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/ff444a479942d88de64004dc82c3ee32a9e9075a
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902025%E2%80%908916
CVE-2025-8916 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8916
ssa-032379.html Other https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
No exploits are available.

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Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS: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:Amber Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-4cx2-fc23-5wg6/GHSA-4cx2-fc23-5wg6.json
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