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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-8885
medium Nessus Plugin ID 260029
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Synopsis
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.Description
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.- Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC Java bcprov on All (API modules), Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-FJA bc-fips on All allows Excessive Allocation. This vulnerability is associated with program files https://github.com/bcgit/bc- java/blob/main/core/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/asn1/ASN1ObjectIdenti... https://github.com/bcgit/bc- java/blob/main/core/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/asn1/ASN1ObjectIdentifier.Java . This issue affects BC Java: from 1.0 through 1.77; BC-FJA: from 1.0.0 through 1.0.2.5, from 2.0.0 through 2.0.1. (CVE-2025-8885)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.
Solution
There is no known solution at this time.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-8885
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 260029
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_8885.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 8/31/2025
Updated: 10/14/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-8885
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Threat Score: 1.7
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-jackson2-provider, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jmc, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bouncycastle, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-client, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-servlet-initializer, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-javadoc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-core, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bouncycastle, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-javadoc, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-jackson2-provider, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-servlet-initializer, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jmc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-client, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-8885