Out-of-bounds Read The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package botan (opens in a new tab)
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-BOTAN-10075358
- published8 May 2025
- disclosed24 May 2017
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 24 May 2017
CVE-2017-2801 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
This was deemed not a vulnerability.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. A programming error exists in a way Randombit Botan cryptographic library version 2.0.1 implements x500 string comparisons which could lead to certificate verification issues and abuse. A specially crafted X509 certificate would need to be delivered to the client or server application in order to trigger this vulnerability.