bouncycastle: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc
CVE-2025-8916 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by libbcjmail-java 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, released August 13, 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 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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bouncycastle · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.80-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8916 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| bouncycastle · Debian 14 | 1.80-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8916 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| libbcjmail-java · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcjmail-java 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| libbcmail-java · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcmail-java 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| libbcpg-java · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcpg-java 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| libbcpkix-java · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcpkix-java 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| libbcprov-java · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcprov-java 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| libbctls-java · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbctls-java 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| libbcutil-java · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libbcutil-java 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Aug 13, 2025 |
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