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CVE-2017-2801

MEDIUM
Published 2017-05-24T14:00:00
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CVSS Score

V3.0
6.5
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.003
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.3% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.523
Higher than 52.3% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW

Description

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Randombit

Botan

Affected Versions:

2.0.1

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed CRITICAL

GHSA-x8qg-whhh-m3ph

Advisory 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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

9.0

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2801
WEB http://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0294
WEB http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3939
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98106

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: May 13, 2022

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98106
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3939
http://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0294
Published: 2017-05-24T14:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T14:02:07.813Z
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