botan before 1.11.22 improperly validates certificate paths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory consumption) via a certificate with a loop in the certificate chain
Published Apr 10, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.04%
Description
botan before 1.11.22 improperly validates certificate paths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory consumption) via a certificate with a loop in the certificate chain.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.11.21
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.04% (0.01045) | 62.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.04% (0.01045) | 59.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00310) | 52.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 51.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 50.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 48.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- https://botan.randombit.net/security.html#id3 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311618 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://botan.randombit.net/security.html#id3 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311618 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.