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CVE-2016-6878
The Curve25519 code in botan before 1.11.31, on systems without a native 128-bit integer type, might allow attackers to have unspecified im…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.6%
percentile 76%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The Curve25519 code in botan before 1.11.31, on systems without a native 128-bit integer type, might allow attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to undefined behavior, as demonstrated on 32-bit ARM systems compiled by Clang.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.57% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- botan.randombit.net /security.html#id2 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6878
- NVD: CVE-2016-6878
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