VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-2801
A specially crafted X509 certificate would need to be delivered to the client or server application in order to trigger this vulnerability.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.32%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- 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
- 1.32% probability · 69th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- botan project/botan
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
References
- http://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0294Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3939
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98106Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0294Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3939
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98106Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.