{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8916","details":"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.","modified":"2026-03-19T08:27:54.565445Z","published":"2025-08-13T10:15:00Z","related":["USN-8108-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2025-8916"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-8916"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8916"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902025%E2%80%908916"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8108-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"bouncycastle","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.51-4ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.49+dfsg-3ubuntu1","1.51-4ubuntu1","1.51-4ubuntu1+esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libbcmail-java","binary_version":"1.51-4ubuntu1+esm1"},{"binary_name":"libbcpg-java","binary_version":"1.51-4ubuntu1+esm1"},{"binary_name":"libbcpkix-java","binary_version":"1.51-4ubuntu1+esm1"},{"binary_name":"libbcprov-java","binary_version":"1.51-4ubuntu1+esm1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8916.json"}},{"package":{"name":"bouncycastle","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.57-1","1.58-1","1.59-1","1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1","binary_name":"libbcmail-java"},{"binary_name":"libbcpg-java","binary_version":"1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"libbcpkix-java","binary_version":"1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"libbcprov-java","binary_version":"1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8916.json"}},{"package":{"name":"bouncycastle","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.61-1","1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libbcmail-java","binary_version":"1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"libbcpg-java","binary_version":"1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_version":"1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1","binary_name":"libbcpkix-java"},{"binary_name":"libbcprov-java","binary_version":"1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8916.json"}},{"package":{"name":"bouncycastle","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.68-5?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.68-2","1.68-4","1.68-5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libbcmail-java","binary_version":"1.68-5"},{"binary_version":"1.68-5","binary_name":"libbcpg-java"},{"binary_name":"libbcpkix-java","binary_version":"1.68-5"},{"binary_name":"libbcprov-java","binary_version":"1.68-5"},{"binary_name":"libbctls-java","binary_version":"1.68-5"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8916.json"}},{"package":{"name":"bouncycastle","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/noble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["1.72-2","1.77-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libbcjmail-java","binary_version":"1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"libbcmail-java","binary_version":"1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"libbcpg-java","binary_version":"1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"libbcpkix-java","binary_version":"1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"libbcprov-java","binary_version":"1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"libbctls-java","binary_version":"1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"libbcutil-java","binary_version":"1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8916.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:P/R:U/RE:M/U:Amber"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}