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TI-2017-04936 Aliases CVE-2017-7252GHSA-qhqh-9m2p-r8vv

bcrypt password hashing in Botan before 2.1.0 does not correctly handle passwords with a…

Priority LOW 39CWE-319Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.

Summary

bcrypt password hashing in Botan before 2.1.0 does not correctly handle passwords with a length between 57 and 72 characters, which makes it easier for attackers to determine the cleartext password.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00376 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.0 to before 2.1.0Vulnerablerandombit
  • cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.0 to before 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·randombit

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7252
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qhqh-9m2p-r8vv

References

Advisory 1

Other 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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