vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-2850: Botan: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | May 13, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 13, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
Botan 1.11.x before 1.11.29 does not enforce TLS policy for (1) signature algorithms and (2) ECC curves, which allows remote attackers to conduct downgrade attacks via unspecified vectors.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-botan
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