Key management errors in Randombit Botan
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-6879 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-320 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Botan Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | Randombit |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Key management errors
EUVDB-ID: #VU39217
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6879
CWE-ID:
CWE-320 - Key Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
The X509_Certificate::allowed_usage function in botan 1.11.x before 1.11.31 might allow attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging a call with more than one Key_Usage set in the enum value.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsBotan: 1.11.0 - 1.11.30
External linkshttp://botan.randombit.net/security.html#id2
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
