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Key Management Errors

CVE-2016-6879

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

The "X509_Certificate::allowed_usage" function in botan in versions 1.11.x before 1.11.31 might allow attackers to have an unspecified impact by leveraging a call with more than one "Key_Usage" set in the enum value.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-320 - Key Management Errors

Weaknesses in this category are related to errors in the management of cryptographic keys.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published