CVE-2017-2801

MEDIUM6.5

A programming error exists in a way Randombit Botan cryptographic library version 2

Published May 24, 2017

Modified 1 years ago

Details

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.

References

WEB

http://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0294

ADVISORY

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3939

WEB

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98106

ADVISORY

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2801

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

6.5