7.5high
CVE-2017-7252
bcrypt password hashing in Botan before 2.1.0 does not correctly handle passwords with a length between 57 and 72 characters, which makes i…
Published 3 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 32%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
bcrypt password hashing in Botan before 2.1.0 does not correctly handle passwords with a length between 57 and 72 characters, which makes it easier for attackers to determine the cleartext password.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
References
- botan.randombit.net /security.html · x_transferred
- bugzilla.suse.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1034591 · x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-7252
- NVD: CVE-2017-7252
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