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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-v6cf-mv9h-c8mc
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-v6cf-mv9h-c8mc
Aliases CVE-2025-9092
Summary Bouncy Castle for Java Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java - BC-FJA 2.1.0 bc-fips (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation. This vulnerability is associated with program files org.Bouncycastle.Crypto.Fips.NativeLoader. This issue affects Bouncy Castle for Java - BC-FJA 2.1.0: from BC-FJA 2.1.0 through 2.1.0.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.9
Risk 0.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
System Score Found at
cvssv4 1.0 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-v6cf-mv9h-c8mc/GHSA-v6cf-mv9h-c8mc.json
generic_textual LOW
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902025%E2%80%909092
CVE-2025-9092 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9092
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/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:X/AU:X/R:U/V:X/RE:L/U:Green Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-v6cf-mv9h-c8mc/GHSA-v6cf-mv9h-c8mc.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-08-18T18:08:27Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2025/9xxx/CVE-2025-9092.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2025-9092

View SSVC decision tree 
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 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]