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    CVE-2016-2196

    Heap-based buffer overflow in the P-521 reduction function in Botan 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and crash) or execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

    Published:May 13, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:May 13, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.02565
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Botan Project
    Product
    Botan

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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