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CVE-2017-28016.5MediumCWE-125

CVE-2017-2801: Randombit Botan vulnerability

Randombit · Botan

Vendor fix available · Affected: Randombit Botan · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

1.3%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
71st percentile
050100

Higher than 71% of scored CVEs

6.5MediumCVSS 3.0
LowMedium

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

  • Randombit · Botan2.0.1

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Exploitation
Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Vendor
Randombit
Published
May 2017

CoverageNo articles yet

No CyberSIXT article names CVE-2017-2801 yet, so there is no coverage timeline, action brief or change log for it. Everything on this page comes from the public CVE record, CISA KEV, EPSS and the nuclei template index. Search the archive or see the CVEs in the news.

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