CVE-2015-5726 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

The BER decoder in Botan 0.10.x before 1.10.10 and 1.11.x before 1.11.19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an empty BIT STRING in ASN.1 data.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Botan Project	Botan	1.10.0
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

References

http://botan.randombit.net/security.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3565
http://botan.randombit.net/security.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3565

FAQ

What is CVE-2015-5726?

CVE-2015-5726 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). The BER decoder in Botan 0.10.x before 1.10.10 and 1.11.x before 1.11.19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an empty BIT STRING in ASN.1 data.

How severe is CVE-2015-5726?

CVE-2015-5726 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2015-5726?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Botan Project Botan, Debian Debian Linux.