CVE-2016-2195
Botan Heap-based Buffer Overflow
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 13, 2016, 2:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update to the latest available version.
- If a specific version is required, update to at least Botan 1.10.11 or 1.11.27.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-2195 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2195 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-2195
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
A collection of vulnerabilities discovered by the AFL fuzzer (afl-fuzz)
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-2195 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-2195 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://botan.randombit.net/security.html Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=145435148602911&w=2 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3565 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-38 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-38 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 16, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://botan.randombit.net/security.html No Types Assigned http://botan.randombit.net/security.html Advisory Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=145435148602911&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=145435148602911&w=2 Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Base CVSS Score: 10
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
6.10 }} 0.38%
score
0.90405
percentile