UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9742

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9742

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9742.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9742

Upstream

CVE-2014-9742

Published

2016-05-13T14:59:00Z

Modified

2025-09-08T16:43:16Z

Severity

7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / botan1.10

Package

Name: botan1.10
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/botan1.10@1.10.5-1+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.10.5-1+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.5-1

1.10.5-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.5-1+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libbotan-1.10-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.5-1+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libbotan1.10-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9742.json"