In Botan 1.8.0 through 1.11.33, when decoding BER data an integer overflow could occur, which would cause an incorrect length field to be computed. Some API callers may use the returned (incorrect and attacker controlled) length field in a way which later causes memory corruption or other failure.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade botan1.10 | Mar 31, 2017 | Jan 16, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libbotan-develUpgrade libbotan-1_10-0Upgrade libbotan-1_6_5 | May 9, 2017 | Jan 30, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade botan1.10 (Ubuntu Pro) | Nov 19, 2024 | Jan 30, 2017 |
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