Security Advisory

CVE-2017-2801

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2017-05-24 14:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-05 14:02:07
Assigner talos
State PUBLISHED

Description

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.