Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the P-521 reduction function in Botan 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and crash) or execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Published: 2016-05-13
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 4.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-3280 Heap-based buffer overflow in the P-521 reduction function in Botan 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and crash) or execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
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Botan Project Botan
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:48.252Z

Reserved: 2016-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2196

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-13T14:59:09.760

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-2196

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