{"id":"CVE-2017-2801","details":"A programming error exists in a way Randombit Botan cryptographic library version 2.0.1 implements x500 string comparisons which could lead to certificate verification issues and abuse. A specially crafted X509 certificate would need to be delivered to the client or server application in order to trigger this vulnerability.","modified":"2026-07-08T15:11:13.372096Z","published":"2017-05-24T14:29:00.537Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2017:1222-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:10594-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3939"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98106"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0294"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/randombit/botan","events":[{"introduced":"55a1d935e736716480407378565939b9e6c829b9"},{"last_affected":"55a1d935e736716480407378565939b9e6c829b9"}],"database_specific":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","source":"CPE_STRING","extracted_events":[{"introduced":"2.0.1"},{"last_affected":"2.0.1"}]}}],"versions":["2.0.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-2801.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}