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TI-2014-07921 Aliases CVE-2014-9742GHSA-m7rm-rc3m-vmq2

The Miller-Rabin primality check in Botan before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.9…

Priority LOW 36CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0143 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.10.7Vulnerablerandombit
cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.0Vulnerablerandombit
cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.1Vulnerablerandombit
cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.2Vulnerablerandombit
cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.3Vulnerablerandombit
cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.4Vulnerablerandombit
cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.5Vulnerablerandombit
cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.6Vulnerablerandombit
cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.7Vulnerablerandombit
cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.8Vulnerablerandombit
  • cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.10.7 Vulnerable ·randombit
  • cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.0 Vulnerable ·randombit
  • cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.1 Vulnerable ·randombit
  • cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.2 Vulnerable ·randombit
  • cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.3 Vulnerable ·randombit
  • cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.4 Vulnerable ·randombit
  • cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.5 Vulnerable ·randombit
  • cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.6 Vulnerable ·randombit
  • cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.7 Vulnerable ·randombit
  • cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.8 Vulnerable ·randombit

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9742
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7rm-rc3m-vmq2

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2024-33818 Botan before 3.6.0, when certain GCC versions are used, has a compiler-induced… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2024-33817 Botan before 3.6.0, when certain LLVM versions are used, has compiler-induced… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2016-02004 Integer overflow in the PointGFp constructor in Botan before 1.10.11 and 1.11.x before… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-02005 Heap-based buffer overflow in the P-521 reduction function in Botan 1.11.x before 1.11.27… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-26828 Botan has a certificate authentication bypass due to trust anchor confusion CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2016-07479 In Botan 1.8.0 through 1.11.33, when decoding BER data an integer overflow could occur… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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