CVE-2017-2801

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Existe un error de programación en una manera en que la biblioteca criptográfica Randombit Botan versión 2.0.1, implementa comparaciones de cadenas x500 que podrían conllevar problemas de comprobación de certificados y violarlos. Un certificado X509 especialmente diseñado debería entregarse al cliente o a la aplicación del servidor para desencadenar esta vulnerabilidad.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-12-01 CVE Reserved
2017-05-24 CVE Published
2023-05-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98106	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
http://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0294	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3939	2022-04-19

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Botan Project Search vendor "Botan Project"		Botan Search vendor "Botan Project" for product "Botan"				2.0.1 Search vendor "Botan Project" for product "Botan" and version "2.0.1"		-		Affected