#VU121014 Resource exhaustion in The Bouncy Castle Crypto Package For Java - CVE-2025-8885
Published: January 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121014
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8885
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
The Bouncy Castle Crypto Package For Java
The Bouncy Castle Crypto Package For Java
Software vendor:
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing ASN.1 OIDs. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.