vulnerability

Ubuntu: (CVE-2014-9742): botan1.10 vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
May 13, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026

Description

The Miller-Rabin primality check in Botan before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.9 improperly uses a single random base, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a DH group.

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-botan1-10
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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