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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 .\n\nThis 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","published":"2025-08-13T12:31:30Z","modified":"2026-05-13T16:23:20Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.3,"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","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-770"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:40:08.003212Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2025-8916","description":"Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. 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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.\n\nThis 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.","status":"published","published":"2025-08-13T10:15:27.563Z","modified":"2026-06-17T10:07:54.663Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.3,"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/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:Amber","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-770"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:11:23.594522Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2025-8916","title":"Possible DOS in processing large name constraint structures in PKIXCertPathReveiwer","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.\n\nThis 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.","status":"published","published":"2025-08-13T09:31:21.181Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:48.779764984Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.3,"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","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-770"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:53.185592Z"},{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8916","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.","status":"published","published":"2025-08-13T10:15:27.563Z","modified":"2026-09-01T20:05:59.088152755Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.3,"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/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:Amber","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:48.440897Z"},{"id":"GHSA-4cx2-fc23-5wg6","title":"Bouncy Castle for Java bcpkix, bcprov, bcpkix-fips on All (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation","description":"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 .\n\nThis 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","published":"2025-08-13T12:31:30Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:26.717417411Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.3,"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","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-770"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:36.782754Z"},{"id":"ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-8916","title":"CVE-2025-8916 in org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on - Patched by Root","description":"Root has patched CVE-2025-8916 in the org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on package for Root:Maven. Multiple fixed versions available.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-07T12:34:00Z","modified":"2026-10-07T13:15:08.878127938Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:27.066589Z"},{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8916","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.","status":"published","published":"2025-08-13T10:15:00Z","modified":"2026-03-19T08:27:54.565445Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.3,"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","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:55:55.926217Z"},{"id":"CLSA-2026-1770336550","title":"TuxCare security update for org.bouncycastle (1 CVE)","description":"TuxCare rebuilt 2 org.bouncycastle packages to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 1.76-tuxcare.2.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-04T14:52:07Z","modified":"2026-11-02T19:45:13.394004964Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:30:40.499236Z"},{"id":"CLSA-2026-1773101690","title":"TuxCare security update for org.bouncycastle (2 CVEs)","description":"TuxCare rebuilt 4 org.bouncycastle packages to address 2 CVEs. Fixed in 1.64-tuxcare.1.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-04T14:52:11Z","modified":"2026-11-02T19:45:18.325987223Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:30:40.499236Z"},{"id":"CLSA-2026-1791306023","title":"TuxCare security update for org.bouncycastle (7 CVEs)","description":"TuxCare rebuilt 11 org.bouncycastle packages to address 7 CVEs. Fixed in 1.77-tuxcare.3.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-06T17:00:23Z","modified":"2026-11-02T19:46:26.256383986Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:29:17.805906Z"},{"id":"CLSA-2026-1793133867","title":"TuxCare security update for org.bouncycastle (1 CVE)","description":"TuxCare rebuilt 2 org.bouncycastle packages to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 1.75-tuxcare.2.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-27T20:44:27Z","modified":"2026-11-02T19:46:32.391015653Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:28:59.01272Z"}]}}