CVE-2015-7825

Description

botan before 1.11.22 improperly validates certificate paths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory consumption) via a certificate with a loop in the certificate chain.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.31%

Vendor Advisory randombit.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311618	issue tracking vdb entry third party advisory
https://botan.randombit.net/security.html#id3	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7825?: CVE-2015-7825 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7825?: To fix CVE-2015-7825, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-7825 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-7825 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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