Security advisory

{
  "id": "ffd0e358d2980f6fc01d3ce583e0bcbe4afa20162dbe5065e45c311a4db2d31a",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2801",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-2801",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-2801",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-2801",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-2801"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/randombit/botan",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "55a1d935e736716480407378565939b9e6c829b9"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "55a1d935e736716480407378565939b9e6c829b9"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.0.1"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.0.1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.0.1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-2801.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:31:03.724899319Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-2801",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 440333,
  "published_at": "2017-05-24T14:29:00.537+00:00"
}