CVE-2017-2801 (GCVE-0-2017-2801)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-05-24 14:00
Modified
2024-08-05 14:02
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • Certificate validation bypass
Summary
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.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Randombit Botan Version: 2.0.1
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