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CVE-2025-8916

🗓️ 13 Aug 2025 09:31:21Reported by bcorgType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 82 Views

CVE-2025-8916: Bouncy Castle Java excessive allocation due to throttling; affects BC 1.44-1.78.

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19 Mar 202613:30
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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM DevOps Release addresses multiple vulnerabilities related to Apache Tomcat.
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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in hoek, Bouncy Castle Inc, Spring Framework, golang, Apache Commons, semver and Google Guava might affect IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management
10 Apr 202614:43
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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: SSPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services is affected by multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-8916, CVE-2025-8885, CVE-2025-48976)
16 Sep 202517:56
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM DB2 shipped with IBM WebSphere Remote Server
10 Feb 202603:19
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect for Manufacturing is vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling due to Bouncy Castle (CVE-2025-8916)
18 Dec 202511:43
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM Event Streams is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS) due to a vulnerability in Bouncy Castle Java libraries (CVE-2025-8916)
14 May 202609:58
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM® Db2® Federated server is affected by a vulnerability in bcprov-jdk18on and bcpkix-jdk18on (CVE-2025-8916)
29 Jan 202615:41
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling External Authentication Server is vulnerable to multiple issues
17 Feb 202612:04
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime operands are vulnerable to denial of service [CVE-2025-8885], [CVE-2025-8916]
21 Oct 202510:58
–ibm
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12 May 2026 13:17Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 46.3
EPSS0.00092
SSVC
CWE-770
excessive allocationbouncy castle javano throttlingversion 1.44-1.78
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