CVE-2016-2195

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: May 13, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

Integer overflow in the PointGFp constructor in Botan before 1.10.11 and 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to overwrite memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ECC point, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://botan.randombit.net/security.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=145435148602911&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3565

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-38

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://botan.randombit.net/security.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=145435148602911&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3565

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-38

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

10.6%

93th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

botan_project debian

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