VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-9132

In Botan 1.8.0 through 1.11.33, when decoding BER data an integer overflow could occur, which would cause an incorrect length field to be computed.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.32%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In Botan 1.8.0 through 1.11.33, when decoding BER data an integer overflow could occur, which would cause an incorrect length field to be computed. Some API callers may use the returned (incorrect and attacker controlled) length field in a way which later causes memory corruption or other failure.

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: 2.32% probability · 83th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-190
Affected: botan project/botan
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 2.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.