6.5med
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…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 71%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| 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 |
Affected products
- Randombit Botan
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/98106 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3939 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- talosintelligence.com /vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0294 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-2801
- NVD: CVE-2017-2801
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