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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 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.

Published

2017-05-24T14:29:00.537

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-125

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	botan_project	botan	2.0.1	Yes

References

http://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0294 Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3939 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98106 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0294 Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3939 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98106 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)