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CVE-2016-2195
Integer overflow in the PointGFp constructor in Botan before 1.10.11 and 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to overwrite memory…
Critical9.8EPSS 6.7%
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Description
Integer overflow in the PointGFp constructor in Botan before 1.10.11 and 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to overwrite memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ECC point, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.7% · top 6.1% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- [botan-devel] 20160201 Botan 1.11.28 and 1.10.11 released with security fixes (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-3565 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-201612-38 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://botan.randombit.net/security.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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