GHSA-4cx2-fc23-5wg6
Bouncy Castle for Java bcpkix, bcprov, bcpkix-fips on All (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation
Quick fix
GHSA-4cx2-fc23-5wg6 — org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
# pom.xml: bump <version>1.79</version> for org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15onDetails
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 .
This 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.
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Affected packages
1.44Fixed in: 1.79# pom.xml: bump <version>1.79</version> for org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on1.44Fixed in: 1.79# pom.xml: bump <version>1.79</version> for org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15to181.44Fixed in: 1.79# pom.xml: bump <version>1.79</version> for org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on1.0.0Fixed in: 1.0.8# pom.xml: bump <version>1.0.8</version> for org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-fips2.0.0Fixed in: 2.0.8# pom.xml: bump <version>2.0.8</version> for org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-fipsReferences
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8916[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/310b30a4fbf36d13f6cc201ffa7771715641e67e[WEB]
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/ff444a479942d88de64004dc82c3ee32a9e9075a[WEB]
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html[WEB]
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902025%E2%80%908916[WEB]