UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2196

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2196
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2196.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2196
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:25Z
Published
2016-05-13T14:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:34:12Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the P-521 reduction function in Botan 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and crash) or execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / botan1.10

Package

Name
botan1.10
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/botan1.10@1.10.5-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.10.5-1ubuntu1

Affected versions

1.*
1.10.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "botan1.10-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.10.5-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbotan-1.10-0",
            "binary_version": "1.10.5-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbotan1.10-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.5-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2196.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / botan1.10

Package

Name
botan1.10
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/botan1.10@1.10.12-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.10.12-1

Affected versions

1.*
1.10.10-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "botan1.10-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.10.12-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbotan-1.10-1",
            "binary_version": "1.10.12-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbotan-1.10-1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.10.12-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbotan1.10-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.12-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbotan1.10-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.10.12-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2196.json"