bouncycastle: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc
CVE-2025-8885 is fixed in bouncycastle on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8885, released August 12, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC Java bcprov on All (API modules), Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-FJA bc-fips on All allows Excessive Allocation. This vulnerability is associated with program files https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/core/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/asn1/ASN1ObjectIdenti... https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/core/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/asn1/ASN1ObjectIdentifier.Java . This issue affects BC Java: from 1.0 through 1.77; BC-FJA: from 1.0.0 through 1.0.2.5, from 2.0.0 through 2.0.1.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bouncycastle · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.80-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8885 | Aug 12, 2025 |
| bouncycastle · Debian 14 | 1.80-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8885 | Aug 12, 2025 |
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