In Botan 1.11.29 through 1.11.32, RSA decryption with certain padding options had a detectable timing channel which could given sufficient queries be used to recover plaintext, aka an "OAEP side channel" attack
Published Oct 28, 2016
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
In Botan 1.11.29 through 1.11.32, RSA decryption with certain padding options had a detectable timing channel which could given sufficient queries be used to recover plaintext, aka an "OAEP side channel" attack.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.11.29
- 1.11.30
- 1.11.31
- 1.11.32
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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 32.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 32.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00136) | 30.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 23.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 21.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 19.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94225 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://botan.randombit.net/security.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94225 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://botan.randombit.net/security.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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