CVE-2016-6878 : The Curve25519 code in botan before 1.11.31, on systems without a native 128-bit integer type, might allow attackers to

The Curve25519 code in botan before 1.11.31, on systems without a native 128-bit integer type, might allow attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to undefined behavior, as demonstrated on 32-bit ARM systems compiled by Clang.

Published 2017-04-10 15:59:00

Updated 2017-04-15 00:58:26

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Input validation

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6878

EPSS FAQ

0.22%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 60 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6878

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	10.0	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.9	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2016-6878

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Products affected by CVE-2016-6878

Botan Project » Botan
Versions up to, including, (<=) 1.11.30
cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-6878

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6878

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6878

CWE ids for CVE-2016-6878

References for CVE-2016-6878

Products affected by CVE-2016-6878