CVE-2015-7825 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via infinite loops and memory consumption in Botan by submitting certificates with loops in the chain.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-7825?
CVE-2015-7825 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
botan before 1.11.22 improperly validates certificate paths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory consumption) via a certificate with a loop in the certificate chain.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7825?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Botan Project Botan.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7825?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7825 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-7825 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7825 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fwxq-2pfp-qwcq.