In Botan 1.8.0 through 1.11.33, when decoding BER data an integer overflow could occur, which would cause an incorrect length field to be computed
Published Jan 30, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.98%
Description
In Botan 1.8.0 through 1.11.33, when decoding BER data an integer overflow could occur, which would cause an incorrect length field to be computed. Some API callers may use the returned (incorrect and attacker controlled) length field in a way which later causes memory corruption or other failure.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.8.0
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.2
- 1.8.3
- 1.8.4
- 1.8.5
- 1.8.6
- 1.8.7
- 1.8.8
- 1.8.9
- 1.8.10
- 1.8.11
- 1.8.12
- 1.8.13
- 1.8.14
- 1.8.15
- 1.9.0
- 1.9.1
- 1.9.2
- 1.9.3
- 1.9.4
- 1.9.5
- 1.9.6
- 1.9.7
- 1.9.8
- 1.9.9
- 1.9.10
- 1.9.11
- 1.9.12
- 1.9.13
- 1.9.14
- 1.9.15
- 1.9.16
- 1.9.17
- 1.9.18
- 1.10.0
- 1.10.1
- 1.10.2
- 1.10.3
- 1.10.4
- 1.10.5
- 1.10.6
- 1.10.7
- 1.10.8
- 1.10.9
- 1.10.10
- 1.10.11
- 1.10.12
- 1.10.13
- 1.10.14
- 1.10.15
- 1.11.0
- 1.11.1
- 1.11.2
- 1.11.3
- 1.11.4
- 1.11.5
- 1.11.6
- 1.11.7
- 1.11.8
- 1.11.9
- 1.11.10
- 1.11.11
- 1.11.12
- 1.11.13
- 1.11.14
- 1.11.15
- 1.11.16
- 1.11.17
- 1.11.18
- 1.11.19
- 1.11.20
- 1.11.21
- 1.11.23
- 1.11.24
- 1.11.25
- 1.11.26
- 1.11.27
- 1.11.28
- 1.11.29
- 1.11.30
- 1.11.31
- 1.11.32
- 1.11.33
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:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 79.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 77.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00490) | 63.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00681) | 80.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00681) | 79.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00681) | 77.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00481) | 72.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95879 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/commit/987ad747db6d0d7e36f840398f3cf02e2fbfd90f x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OUDGVRQYQUL7F5MRP3LAV7EHRJG4BBE/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z2Y3JLMTE3VIV4X5X6SXVZTJBDDLCS3D/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95879 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/randombit/botan/commit/987ad747db6d0d7e36f840398f3cf02e2fbfd90f | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OUDGVRQYQUL7F5MRP3LAV7EHRJG4BBE/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z2Y3JLMTE3VIV4X5X6SXVZTJBDDLCS3D/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
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