High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 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.
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.10.8, <1.11.9
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/suse/Botan&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/Botan&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2
< 1.10.9-3.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.9-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.9-3.1
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References
2- botan.randombit.net/security.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvdVendor Advisory
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