6.2

CVE-2016-8871: botan_project botan

CVSS: 6.2v3.0MediumModified
Published 28-10-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-8871 is a medium (CVSS 6.2) vulnerability in botan_project botan. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
25/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.2/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.41%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-10-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Botan 1.11.29 through 1.11.32, RSA decryption with certain padding options had a detectable timing channel which could given sufficient queries be used to recover plaintext, aka an "OAEP side channel" attack.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.41%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

34%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 0.37% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.41%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Botan_project1 product
  • botan1.11.29 | 1.11.30 | 1.11.31 | 1.11.32

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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