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

August 22, 2025 (updated November 10, 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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