CVE-2025-9340 json
native encrypt/decrypt operations in JCE may corrupt data if same byte array used for input and output.
published 2025-08-22 14 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-g6rx-6wfx-gj74 , EUVD-2025-25505
- cvss
- 0.0
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java bc-fips on All (API modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/BaseCipher.
This issue affects Bouncy Castle for Java: from BC-FJA 2.1.0 through 2.1.0.
Patch / fix
- maven org.bouncycastle:bc-fips 2.1.1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2025-9340 updated cvss 5.9
org.bouncycastle/bc-fips: Bouncy Castle for Java bc-fips: Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability allows local information disclosure, data modification, or denial of service.
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Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 bc-fips Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack bc-fipsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 14 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 0.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/R:U/RE:M/U:Green |
| CNA | 4.0 | 0.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:X/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:Green |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.bouncycastle:bc-fips | >=2.1.0, <2.1.1 |
2.1.1 |
Affected products
- Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-9340
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-g6rx-6wfx-gj74
- NVD CVE-2025-9340
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