CVE-2026-118769: Botan: Integer overflow when reporting block size in FFI can cause memory corruption
randombit · botan
Affected: randombit botan · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
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DescriptionCVE.org
Botan is a C++ cryptography library. From 2.1.0 until 3.13.0, the Botan C API function botan_block_cipher_block_size converted a size_t block size to int without a bounds check. In an application that accepts external algorithm parameter strings and uses the FFI raw ECB mode, an attacker can select the variable-block-size Lion cipher so that the reported size is truncated, the caller allocates insufficient memory, and later block processing causes memory corruption. The C++ API and normally used C API modes such as CBC and CTR are unaffected. This issue is fixed in version 3.13.0.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- randombit · botan>= 2.1.0, < 3.13.0
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- randombit
- Published
- October 2026
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