CVE-2014-9742
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.014 · 73 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Miller-Rabin primality check in Botan before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.9 improperly uses a single random base, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a DH group.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (11)
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also known as (3)
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references (6)
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- http://botan.randombit.net/security.htmlcnnvd
- http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=139717503205066&w=2cnnvd
- http://botan.randombit.net/security.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=139717503205066&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://botan.randombit.net/security.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
- http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=139717503205066&w=2Vendor Advisorynvd
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