CVE-2017-2801 — Out-of-bounds Read in Botan

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read8 documents5 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 47.18%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Randombit BotanBotan Project Botan
Timeline
PublishedMay 24
Latest updateMay 13

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5randombit/botan2.0.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-x8qg-whhh-m3ph: A programming error exists in a way Randombit Botan cryptographic library version 2↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2017-2801: A programming error exists in a way Randombit Botan cryptographic library version 2↗2017-05-24
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Talos
Vulnerability Spotlight: Randombit Botan Library X509 Certificate Validation Bypass Vulnerability↗2017-04-28
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💬Community

4
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-2801 botan: Incorrect comparison in X.509 DN strings [fedora-all]↗2017-04-11
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-2801 botan: Incorrect comparison in X.509 DN strings [epel-7]↗2017-04-11
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-2801 botan: Incorrect comparison in X.509 DN strings↗2017-04-11
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-2801 botan: Incorrect comparison in X.509 DN strings [epel-6]↗2017-04-11
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