CVE-2017-2801

2017-05-2414:00:00

talos

www.cve.org

6.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

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

7.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.007 Low

EPSS

Percentile

80.9%

JSON

A 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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Botan",
    "vendor": "Randombit",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "2.0.1"
      }
    ]
  }
]