Randombit Botan
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.32 % · percentile 71 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- talos
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A programming error exists in a way Randombit Botan cryptographic library version 2.0.1 implements x500 string comparisons which could lead to certificate verification issues and abuse. A specially crafted X509 certificate would need to be delivered to the client or server application in order to trigger this vulnerability.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L | talos |
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L | NVD · talos-cna@cisco.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.0 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-11944
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2017-2801
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Randombit · Botan | affected 2.0.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |