CVE-2014-9742 — Project Botan vulnerability

CWE-3104 documents4 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 48.49%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Botan Project Botan
Timeline
PublishedMay 13
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The Miller-Rabin primality check in Botan before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.9 improperly uses a single random base, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a DH group.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDbotan_project/botan1.10.7+9

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-m7rm-rc3m-vmq2: The Miller-Rabin primality check in Botan before 1↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2014-9742: The Miller-Rabin primality check in Botan before 1↗2016-05-13
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-9742 botan: only single randombase used in prime number check↗2016-04-08
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