CVE-2017-2801

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 v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0294	Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98106	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3939

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-05-24 07:29

Updated : 2022-04-19 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2017-2801

Mitre link : CVE-2017-2801

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

Products Affected

botan_project

botan

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