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    CVE-2014-9742

    The Miller-Rabin primality check in Botan before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.9 improperly uses a single random base, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a DH group.

    Published:May 13, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:May 13, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00281
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Botan Project
    Product
    Botan

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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