CVE-2025-9341: Garbage collection can delay for AES CBC Native support, resulting in heap exhaustion

Published Aug 22, 2025
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Updated

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.

Other sources

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS bc-fips on All (API modules), Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java LTS bcprov-lts8on on All (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation. This vulnerability is associated with program files org/bouncycastle/crypto/fips/AESNativeCBC.Java, org/bouncycastle/crypto/engines/AESNativeCBC.Java.

This issue affects Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS: 2.1.0; Bouncy Castle for Java LTS: from 2.73.0 through 2.73.7.

— MITRE

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS bc-fips on All (API modules), Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java LTS bcprov-lts8on on All (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation. This vulnerability is associated with program files org/bouncycastle/crypto/fips/AESNativeCBC.Java, org/bouncycastle/crypto/engines/AESNativeCBC.Java.

This issue affects Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS: from BC-FJA 2.1.0 through 2.1.0; Bouncy Castle for Java LTS: from BC-LTS 2.73.0 through 2.73.7.

— NVD

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
Bouncy Castle Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS>=2.1.0<=2.1.0
maven/org.bouncycastle:bctls-fips=2.73.7
2.73.8
maven/org.bouncycastle:bc-fips=2.1.0
2.1.1

Event History

Aug 22, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:09 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:09 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Advisory Published
via GitHub·09:30 AM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·09:30 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Feb 28, 57989
Event
via FIRST·01:07 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-9341?

The severity of CVE-2025-9341 is critical due to the potential for excessive resource allocation.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-9341?

To fix CVE-2025-9341, you should upgrade to a version of Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS that is not affected, specifically beyond version 2.1.0.

3

What causes CVE-2025-9341?

CVE-2025-9341 is caused by uncontrolled resource consumption related to excessive allocation in the AESNativeCBC.Java files.

4

What versions of Bouncy Castle are affected by CVE-2025-9341?

CVE-2025-9341 affects Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS version 2.1.0.

5

Is CVE-2025-9341 applicable to other products besides Bouncy Castle Java FIPS?

No, CVE-2025-9341 specifically affects the Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS API modules.

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