CVE-2017-7252

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    CVE-2017-7252

    Published: 3 Nov 2023Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://botan.randombit.net/security.html, https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034591

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- ee912cd748a9b0bf56c84a49896dd2d57e0f81a6
    Fixed -7bdffd52a96e08e9452d1985258376a3925a497b

    Affected versions

    2.0.1
    2.0.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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