CVE-2014-9742 Weak cryptography in n/a

What is CVE-2014-9742?

CVE-2014-9742 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9742?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Botan Project Botan.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9742?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-9742 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9742 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2021-24115 Information disclosure in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-9127 Security feature bypass in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-7826 Security feature bypass in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-6878 Other in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-9132 Integer overflow in n/a Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-m7rm-rc3m-vmq2, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9742.