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2 advisories reference dev-libs/botan · none place version 3.12.0 in a vulnerable range
▸ GLSA 201701-23 Botan: Multiple vulnerabilities this version unaffected normal remote 2017-01-11

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Botan, the worst of which might allow remote attackers to obtain ECDSA secret keys.

Announced
2017-01-11
Revised
2017-01-11
Access
remote
Bugs
#581324
Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-23

Affected packages

PackageArchVulnerableUnaffected
dev-libs/botan*< 1.10.13>= 1.10.13

Background

Botan (Japanese for peony) is a cryptography library written in C++11.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Botan. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker might obtain ECDSA secret keys via a timing side-channel attack or could possibly bypass TLS policy.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Botan users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/botan-1.10.13"

References

▸ GLSA 201612-38 Botan: Multiple vulnerabilities this version unaffected normal remote 2016-12-13

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Botan, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Announced
2016-12-13
Revised
2016-12-13 (revision 2)
Access
remote
Bugs
#574034
Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-38

Affected packages

PackageArchVulnerableUnaffected
dev-libs/botan*< 1.10.12>= 1.10.12

Background

Botan (Japanese for peony) is a cryptography library written in C++11.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Botan. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Botan users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/botan-1.10.12"

References