CVE-2025-9341: Bouncy Castle for Java has Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability

August 22, 2025

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS bc-fips on All (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation. This vulnerability is associated with program files org/bouncycastle/crypto/fips/AESNativeCBC.Java.

This issue affects Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS: from BC-FJA 2.1.0 through 2.1.0.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-jfcv-jv9g-2vx2
github.com/bcgit/bc-java
github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902025%E2%80%909341
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9341

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