CVE-2016-8871

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.

Category

6.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory randombit.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://botan.randombit.net/security.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94225 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8871?
CVE-2016-8871 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-8871?
To fix CVE-2016-8871, 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-2016-8871 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-8871 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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