Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity Affecting botan package, versions [,3.12.0)
Threat Intelligence
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- published31 May 2026
- disclosed27 May 2026
- creditYt Sun
Introduced: 27 May 2026
NewCVE-2026-44378 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade botan to version 3.12.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity via the BER data parsing process. An attacker can cause excessive resource consumption and service disruption by submitting specially crafted indefinite length encodings.