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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2016-2195

CVE-2016-2195

CRITICAL9.8

Integer overflow in the PointGFp constructor in Botan before 1

Published May 13, 2016

Modified 1 years ago

Details

Integer overflow in the PointGFp constructor in Botan before 1.10.11 and 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to overwrite memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ECC point, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

References

http://botan.randombit.net/security.html

http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=145435148602911&w=2

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3565

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-38

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2195

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

9.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

9.8/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMay 13, 2016

ModifiedAug 5, 2024

CVE-2016-2195 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence