GHSA-4cx2-fc23-5wg6

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GHSA-4cx2-fc23-5wg6

Summary: Bouncy Castle for Java bcpkix, bcprov, bcpkix-fips on All (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation

Details: 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.

References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8916, https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/310b30a4fbf36d13f6cc201ffa7771715641e67e, https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/ff444a479942d88de64004dc82c3ee32a9e9075a, https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html, https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java, https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902025%E2%80%908916