CVE-2016-8871 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can recover plaintext from RSA decryption via timing side channels in the Botan library, requiring upgrades to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8871?
CVE-2016-8871 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Oct 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Botan 1.11.29 through 1.11.32, RSA decryption with certain padding options had a detectable timing channel which could given sufficient queries be used to recover plaintext, aka an "OAEP side channel" attack.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8871?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Botan Project Botan.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8871?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8871 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-8871 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8871 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7mvj-5457-q9m3.