CVE-2025-12194: Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS 2.1.0 through 2.1.1; +1 more affected products

Affected technology

Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS · 2.1.0 through 2.1.1
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.

Bouncy Castle for Java LTS · 2.73.0 through 2.73.7
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.

Component: API
File: core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/fips/AESNativeCFB.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/fips/AESNativeGCM.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/fips/SHA256NativeDigest.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/fips/AESNativeEngine.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/fips/AESNativeCBC.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/fips/AESNativeCTR.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/engines/AESNativeCFB.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/engines/AESNativeGCM.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/engines/AESNativeEngine.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/engines/AESNativeCBC.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/engines/AESNativeGCMSIV.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/engines/AESNativeCCM.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/engines/AESNativeCTR.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/digests/SHA256NativeDigest.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/digests/SHA224NativeDigest.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/digests/SHA3NativeDigest.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/digests/SHAKENativeDigest.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/digests/SHA512NativeDigest.java, core/src/main/jdk1.9/org/bouncycastle/crypto/digests/SHA384NativeDigest.java

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 4.0): Local · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 5.9/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.