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CVE-2017-7252

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-11-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-319

Description

bcrypt password hashing in Botan before 2.1.0 does not correctly handle passwords with a length between 57 and 72 characters, which makes it easier for attackers to determine the cleartext password.

Affected products

• randombit botan: from 1.11.0 before 2.1.0 — fixed in 2.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: randombit botan 2.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://botan.randombit.net/security.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034591
• https://botan.randombit.net/security.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034591

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