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CVE-2025-8916

Possible DOS in processing large name constraint structures in PKIXCertPathReveiwer

Published: Aug 13, 2025Updated: May 12, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDU csafCWE-770
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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 bcprov on All (API modules), Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BCPKIX FIPS 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/PKIXCertPathReviewer.Java, https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/x509/PKIXCertPathReviewer.Java. This issue affects BC Java: from 1.44 through 1.78; BC Java: from 1.44 through 1.78; BCPKIX FIPS: from 1.0.0 through 1.0.7, from 2.0.0 through 2.0.7.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
L
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Weaknesses

CWE-770

Affected Products

Maven
package-ecosystem
org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on
OSS Libraries
org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15to18
OSS Libraries
org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on
OSS Libraries
org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-fips
OSS Libraries
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
commercialaka bouncy castle fips java api (bc-fja), bc-java, bouncycastle
BC JavaLibrary
Security Products / pki-crypto
BCPKIX FIPSLibrary
Security Products / pki-crypto
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
FedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
IBM Corp.
commercial·USaka ibm, ibm corporation
IBM Watson Speech Services CartridgeMixed
Databases / relational

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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References

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902025%E2%80%908916
github.com
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/archives/list/epel-packagers-sig@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/HFFP2V4C2QLYJFHF4S7HOXWEAKYNBBCC/
lists.fedorahosted.org
https://www.ibhttps://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902025%E2%80%908916m.com/support/pages/node/7249877
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