CVE-2025-8916

EUVD-2025-24555

13.08.2025, 10:15

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.

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
siemens-SADP	ADP	UNKNOWN				---

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 38.35%

Early Detection

Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.

Vendor	Product	Version	Source
Siemens	SIMATIC CN 4100	𝑥 < V5.0	ADP
siemens	simatic_cn_4100	𝑥 < 5.0	ADP

Debian Releases

Debian Product

Codename

bouncycastle

bookworm	no-dsa
bullseye	postponed
forky	1.80-3 fixed
sid	1.80-3 fixed
trixie	1.80-3 fixed

Ubuntu Releases

Ubuntu Product

Codename

bouncycastle

bionic	ignored
focal	ignored
jammy	ignored
noble	Fixed 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 released
plucky	ignored
questing	not-affected
resolute	not-affected
xenial	ignored

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

References

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902025%E2%80%908916

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html