Description
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.
Metrics
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:X/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:AmberWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. | BC Java | >= 1.44, <= 1.78 |
| Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. | BC Java | >= 1.44, <= 1.78 |
| Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. | BCPKIX FIPS | >= 1.0.0, <= 1.0.7; >= 2.0.0, <= 2.0.7 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC CN 4100 | < V5.0 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 13, 2025
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred