CVE-2016-2195
Integer overflow in the PointGFp constructor in Botan before 1.10.11 and 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to overwrite memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ECC point, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer overflow in the PointGFp constructor in Botan before 1.10.11 and 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to overwrite memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ECC point, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.68% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- botan project/botan · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://botan.randombit.net/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=145435148602911&w=2Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3565
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-38
- http://botan.randombit.net/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=145435148602911&w=2Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3565
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-38
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.