CVE-2017-2801

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-2801
StatePUBLISHED
Assignertalos
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-24 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-125 | Certificate validation bypass

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.0[email protected]Secondary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.0CNADECLARED6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Botan Project Botan 2.0.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Randombit Botan affected 2.0.1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3939-1 botan1.10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
TALOS-2017-0294 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 talosintelligence.com Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Randombit Botan CVE-2017-2801 Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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