UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2801
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Summary:
Details: 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.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2801, https://github.com/randombit/botan/commit/c927101675e5f63fc0bdd93c5a4825adc54323b4, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2801
Affected packages
Package
Name: botan1.10
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -1.10.5-1+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
Affected versions
1.10.5-1
1.10.5-1ubuntu1
1.10.5-1+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.1
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
