Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-9132
CVE-2016-9132
Description
In Botan 1.8.0 through 1.11.33, when decoding BER data an integer overflow could occur, which would cause an incorrect length field to be computed. Some API callers may use the returned (incorrect and attacker controlled) length field in a way which later causes memory corruption or other failure.
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Affected products
89cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 84 more
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:1.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:1.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.8.0 - 1.11.33
- osv-coords4 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/Botan&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/Botan&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/Botan&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/Botan&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2
< 2.18.1-1.3+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.18.1-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.5-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.9-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.9-3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/randombit/botan/commit/987ad747db6d0d7e36f840398f3cf02e2fbfd90fnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95879nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OUDGVRQYQUL7F5MRP3LAV7EHRJG4BBE/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z2Y3JLMTE3VIV4X5X6SXVZTJBDDLCS3D/nvd
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