VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.32%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 24th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-319
- Affected
- botan project/botan
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://botan.randombit.net/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034591Issue Tracking
- https://botan.randombit.net/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034591Issue Tracking
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.