CVE-2017-14737
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 25 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A cryptographic cache-based side channel in the RSA implementation in Botan before 1.10.17, and 1.11.x and 2.x before 2.3.0, allows a local attacker to recover information about RSA secret keys, as demonstrated by CacheD. This occurs because an array is indexed with bits derived from a secret key.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
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No weakness (CWE) mapping recorded.
affected products (38)
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also known as (3)
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://botan.randombit.net/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/issues/1222cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00006.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.3711cnnvd
- https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity17/technical-sessions/presentation/wang-shuaicnnvd
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/issues/1222enisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00006.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity17/technical-sessions/presentation/wang-shuaienisa_euvd
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