The BER decoder in Botan 1.10.x before 1.10.10 and 1.11.x before 1.11.19 allows remote…
Priority LOW 36CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The BER decoder in Botan 1.10.x before 1.10.10 and 1.11.x before 1.11.19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors, related to a length field.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01483 74th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 30
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.0 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.1 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.2 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.3 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.4 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.5 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.6 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.7 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.8 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.9 | Vulnerable | randombit |
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.0 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.1 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.2 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.3 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.4 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.5 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.6 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.7 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.8 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.9 Vulnerable ·randombit
Show 20 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.0 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.1 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.2 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.3 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.4 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.5 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.6 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.7 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.8 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.9 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.10 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.11 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.12 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.13 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.14 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.15 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.16 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.17 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.18 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- 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
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.9 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.10 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.11 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.12 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.13 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.14 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.15 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.16 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.17 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.18 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5727
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-455r-3288-3qq5
References
Sources
- CVE-2015-5727 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5727 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-455r-3288-3qq5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-5727 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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