Improper Input Validation Affecting botan1.10 package, versions <1.10.5-1+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.1
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- published13 May 2016
- disclosed13 May 2016
Introduced: 13 May 2016
CVE-2016-2194 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 botan1.10 to version 1.10.5-1+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream botan1.10 package and not the botan1.10 package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
The ressol function in Botan before 1.10.11 and 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unspecified input to the OS2ECP function, related to a composite modulus.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-2194
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3565
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2194
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-38
- http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=145435148602911&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=145449001708138&w=2
- http://botan.randombit.net/security.html