Integer overflow in the PointGFp constructor in Botan before 1.10.11 and 1.11.x before…
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer overflow in the PointGFp constructor in Botan before 1.10.11 and 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to overwrite memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ECC point, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06734 93rd 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 · 29
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.10.10 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.10.10 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
Show 19 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.19 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.20 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.21 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.22 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.23 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.24 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.25 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.26 | Vulnerable | randombit |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- 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:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.19 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.20 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.21 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.22 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.23 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.24 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.25 Vulnerable ·randombit
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.26 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-2016-2195
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7gxp-rgh3-mj5p
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-2195 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2195 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7gxp-rgh3-mj5p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-2195 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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