CVE-2016-2194 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in the Botan library's ressol function when processing specific inputs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-2194?
CVE-2016-2194 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, 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 ressol function in Botan before 1.10.11 and 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unspecified input to the OS2ECP function, related to a composite modulus.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2194?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Botan Project Botan, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2194?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2016-2194 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2194 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v886-f89m-8x7j, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2194.