CVE-2016-2194 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the ressol function of Botan versions prior to 1.10.11 and 1.11.27, affecting Botan and Debian Linux distributions. A remote attacker can trigger an infinite loop by providing specially crafted input to the OS2ECP function, specifically related to a composite modulus. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.10.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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