CVE-2016-8871
Published: 28 October 2016
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| seth-arnold |
marking not-affected per upstream's version numbers |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
botan1.10
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
|
botan1.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.2 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |