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TI-2017-02022 Aliases CVE-2017-2801GHSA-x8qg-whhh-m3ph

Out-of-bounds read in randombit Botan

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01317 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
randombitBotan2.0.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Botan Vendorrandombit Affected 2.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1Vulnerablerandombit
  • cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·randombit

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-2801
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x8qg-whhh-m3ph

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • 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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