What is CVE-2017-7252?

CVE-2017-7252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Botan Project, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-7252?

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

Vulnerability in Botan Project

CVE-2017-7252

bcrypt password hashing in Botan before 2.1.0 does not correctly handle passwords with a length between 57 and 72 characters, which makes it easier for attackers to determine the cleartext password.

Published 2023-11-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Botan Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

botan.randombit.net/security.html (Vendor Advisory)
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7252?: CVE-2017-7252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Botan Project, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-7252?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.