Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Botan, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
| Package | dev-libs/botan on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.10.12 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.10.12 |
Botan (Japanese for peony) is a cryptography library written in C++11.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Botan. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Botan users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/botan-1.10.12"
Release date
December 13, 2016
Latest revision
December 13, 2016: 2
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
Bugzilla entries