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CVE-2016-2196
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-05-13T14:59:09.760 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:43:38.993

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the P-521 reduction function in Botan 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and crash) or execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

botan_project — botan

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References

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