High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2014-9742
CVE-2014-9742
Description
The Miller-Rabin primality check in Botan before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.9 improperly uses a single random base, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a DH group.
Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.10.7
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
2- botan.randombit.net/security.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvdVendor Advisory
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