What is CVE-2016-6879?

CVE-2016-6879 is a high-severity vulnerability in Botan_project Botan, classified under CWE-320. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-6879?

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

Vulnerability in Botan_project Botan

CVE-2016-6879

The X509_Certificate::allowed_usage function in botan 1.11.x before 1.11.31 might allow attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging a call with more than one Key_Usage set in the enum value.

EPSS: 0.002 (40.1th 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:N/I:H/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-320

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6879?: CVE-2016-6879 is a high-severity vulnerability in Botan_project Botan, classified under CWE-320. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-6879?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.