CVE-2016-8871

In Botan 1.11.29 through 1.11.32, RSA decryption with certain padding options had a detectable timing channel which could given sufficient queries be used to recover plaintext, aka an "OAEP side channel" attack.

CVSS v3 6.2 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

6.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94225	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://botan.randombit.net/security.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.29:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.30:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.31:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.32:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-10-28 15:59

Updated : 2024-02-04 18:53

NVD link : CVE-2016-8871

Mitre link : CVE-2016-8871

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-8871

JSON object : View

Products Affected

botan_project

botan

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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