Out-of-bounds Read Affecting botan package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-BOTAN-22113532
  • published1 Nov 2026
  • disclosed29 Oct 2026

Introduced: 29 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-118769  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-681  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Echo:latest botan.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream botan package and not the botan package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Botan is a C++ cryptography library. From 2.1.0 until 3.13.0, the Botan C API function botan_block_cipher_block_size converted a size_t block size to int without a bounds check. In an application that accepts external algorithm parameter strings and uses the FFI raw ECB mode, an attacker can select the variable-block-size Lion cipher so that the reported size is truncated, the caller allocates insufficient memory, and later block processing causes memory corruption. The C++ API and normally used C API modes such as CBC and CTR are unaffected. This issue is fixed in version 3.13.0.