Information disclosure in Botan Project
CVE-2015-7827
Botan before 1.10.13 and 1.11.x before 1.11.22 make it easier for remote attackers to conduct million-message attacks by measuring time differences, related to decoding of PKCS#1 padding.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.024 (82.6th 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
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 24
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-7827?
- CVE-2015-7827 is a high-severity vulnerability in Botan Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-05-13.
- How severe is CVE-2015-7827?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.