CVE-2024-34702 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Botan C++ cryptography library, specifically versions prior to 3.5.0 and 2.19.5. An attacker could exploit a quadratic complexity issue in X.509 certificate name constraint checking by presenting a certificate chain with numerous names and a CA certificate with many name constraints, leading to a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and impacts availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randombit | Botan | < 2.19.5, >= 3.0.0, < 3.5.0CNA affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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