CVE-2016-8871 describes a timing side-channel vulnerability in Botan versions 1.11.29 through 1.11.32, specifically affecting RSA decryption with certain padding options. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.2) could allow an attacker, given sufficient queries, to recover plaintext due to observable timing differences during decryption. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.11.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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