
CVE catalog
CVE-2016-9132
Botan-2.18.1-1.3 on GA media
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.32% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | botan1.10 | pro | 1.10.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | botan1.10 | pro | 1.10.5-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | botan1.10 | pro | 1.10.5-1+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | botan1.10 | pro | 1.10.5-1+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | botan1.10 | 16.04 | 1.10.10-6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | botan1.10 | 16.04 | 1.10.12-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | botan1.10 | 7 | 1.10.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | botan1.10 | 7 | 1.10.5-1+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | botan1.10 | 7 | 1.10.5-1+deb7u2 | fixed |
| Opensuse | Botan | tumbleweed | 2.18.1-1.3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | botan1.10 | deb | pro | 1.10.5-1+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9132 | Not reported |
| Debian | botan1.10 | deb | 7 | 1.10.5-1+deb7u2 | Not reported | DLA-786-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | Botan | rpm | tumbleweed | 2.18.1-1.3 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10594-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [Botan]Unknown
Source package: [Botan]
Details (1)
3.11.1-1.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
2.18.1-1.3pypi · Botan · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [Botan-doc]Unknown
Source package: [Botan]
Details (1)
3.11.1-1.4· noarch · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
2.18.1-1.3Version impact unknown
pypi · Botan · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libbotan-3-11]Unknown
Source package: [Botan]
Details (1)
3.11.1-1.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
2.18.1-1.3Version impact unknown
pypi · Botan · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libbotan-devel]Unknown
Source package: [Botan]
Details (1)
3.11.1-1.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
2.18.1-1.3Version impact unknown
pypi · Botan · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [python3-botan]Unknown
Source package: [Botan]
Details (1)
3.11.1-1.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
2.18.1-1.3Version impact unknown
pypi · Botan · opensuse · tumbleweed
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2017_1222-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-786-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9132]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10594-1]
[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]