What is CVE-2014-9742?

CVE-2014-9742 is a high-severity vulnerability in Botan_project Botan, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2014-9742?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Botan_project Botan

CVE-2014-9742

The Miller-Rabin primality check in Botan before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.9 improperly uses a single random base, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a DH group.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.003 (51.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Botan_project Botan — versions 1.11.0, 1.11.1, 1.11.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-310 — Cryptographic Issues

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
[botan-devel] 20140411 Security Notification: Botan 1.10.8 + 1.11.9 released (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9742?: CVE-2014-9742 is a high-severity vulnerability in Botan_project Botan, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2014-9742?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.