# CVE-2025-8885: 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.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8885
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: n/a
- EPSS: 0.0059
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Aug 12, 2025

## Description

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

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | bouncycastle Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.80-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8885](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-8885.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | bouncycastle Debian 14 | 1.80-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8885](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-8885.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |

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