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CVE-2018-9860

An issue was discovered in Botan 1.11.32 through 2.x before 2.6.0. An off-by-one error when...

7.5 HighFix available

An issue was discovered in Botan 1.11.32 through 2.x before 2.6.0. An off-by-one error when processing malformed TLS-CBC ciphertext could cause the receiving side to include in the HMAC computation exactly 64K bytes of data following the record buffer, aka an over-read. The MAC comparison will subsequently fail and the connection will be closed. This could be used for denial of service. No information leak occurs.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.36%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

An issue was discovered in Botan 1.11.32 through 2.x before 2.6.0. An off-by-one error when processing malformed TLS-CBC ciphertext could cause the receiving side to include in the HMAC computation exactly 64K bytes of data following the record buffer, aka an over-read. The MAC comparison will subsequently fail and the connection will be closed. This could be used for denial of service. No information leak occurs.

Record
CVE-2018-9860
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-193
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in Botan 1.11.32 through 2.x before 2.6.0. An off-by-one error when processing malformed TLS-CBC ciphertext could cause the receiving side to include in the HMAC computation exactly 64K bytes of data following the record buffer, aka an over-read. The MAC comparison will subsequently fail and the connection will be closed. This could be used for denial of service. No information leak occurs.

Record
CVE-2018-9860
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-21453 No score

An issue was discovered in Botan 1.11.32 through 2.x before 2.6.0. An off-by-one error when processing malformed TLS-CBC ciphertext could cause the receiving side to include in the HMAC computation exactly 64K bytes of data following the record buffer, aka an over-read. The MAC comparison will subsequently fail and the connection will be closed. This could be used for denial of service. No information leak occurs.

Record
EUVD-2018-21453
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3qgv-jw3w-gq48 7.5

An issue was discovered in Botan 1.11.32 through 2.x before 2.6.0. An off-by-one error when...

An issue was discovered in Botan 1.11.32 through 2.x before 2.6.0. An off-by-one error when processing malformed TLS-CBC ciphertext could cause the receiving side to include in the HMAC computation exactly 64K bytes of data following the record buffer, aka an over-read. The MAC comparison will subsequently fail and the connection will be closed. This could be used for denial of service. No information leak occurs.

Record
GHSA-3qgv-jw3w-gq48
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-193
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-9860 7.5

An issue was discovered in Botan 1.11.32 through 2.x before 2.6.0. An off-by-one error when processing malformed TLS-CBC ciphertext could cause the receiving side to include in the HMAC computation exactly 64K bytes of data following the record buffer, aka an over-read. The MAC comparison will subsequently fail and the connection will be closed. This could be used for denial of service. No information leak occurs.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2018-9860
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 7.5

An issue was discovered in Botan 1.11.32 through 2.x before 2.6.0. An off-by-one error when processing malformed TLS-CBC ciphertext could cause the receiving side to include in the HMAC computation exactly 64K bytes of data following the record buffer, aka an over-read. The MAC comparison will subsequently fail and the connection will be closed. This could be used for denial of service. No information leak occurs.

Record
CVE-2018-9860
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-9860 7.5

An issue was discovered in Botan 1.11.32 through 2.x before 2.6.0. An off-by-one error when processing malformed TLS-CBC ciphertext could cause the receiving side to include in the HMAC computation exactly 64K bytes of data following the record buffer, aka an over-read. The MAC comparison will subsequently fail and the connection will be closed. This could be used for denial of service. No information leak occurs.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-9860
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-9860 7.5

An issue was discovered in Botan 1.11.32 through 2.x before 2.6.0. An off-by-one error when processing malformed TLS-CBC ciphertext could cause the receiving side to include in the HMAC computation exactly 64K bytes of data following the record buffer, aka an over-read. The MAC comparison will subsequently fail and the connection will be closed. This could be used for denial of service. No information leak occurs.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-9860
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10594-1 No score

Botan-2.18.1-1.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the Botan-2.18.1-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10594-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
botan
Alpine:v3.10
1.11.32 up to 2.6.0-r0
2.6.0-r0
botan
Alpine:v3.11
1.11.32 up to 2.6.0-r0
2.6.0-r0
botan
Alpine:v3.12
1.11.32 up to 2.6.0-r0
2.6.0-r0
botan
Alpine:v3.13
1.11.32 up to 2.6.0-r0
2.6.0-r0
botan
Alpine:v3.14
1.11.32 up to 2.6.0-r0
2.6.0-r0
botan
Alpine:v3.15
1.11.32 up to 2.6.0-r0
2.6.0-r0
botan
Alpine:v3.16
1.11.32 up to 2.6.0-r0
2.6.0-r0
botan
Alpine:v3.17
1.11.32 up to 2.6.0-r0
2.6.0-r0
botan
Alpine:v3.18
1.11.32 up to 2.6.0-r0
2.6.0-r0
botan
Alpine:v3.19
1.11.32 up to 2.6.0-r0
2.6.0-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
botan
Alpine:v3.20
1.11.32 up to 2.6.0-r0
2.6.0-r0
botan
Alpine:v3.21
1.11.32 up to 2.6.0-r0
2.6.0-r0
botan
Debian:12
before 2.4.0-6
2.4.0-6
botan
Debian:13
before 2.4.0-6
2.4.0-6
botan1.10
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.10.5-11.10.5-1ubuntu11.10.5-1+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.11.10.5-1+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
None known
botan
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.4.0-32.4.0-42.4.0-5ubuntu1
None known
Botan
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 2.18.1-1.3
2.18.1-1.3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affectedOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-9860 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Botan Project Botan, published April 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.36%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in botan 2.6.0-r0.

References

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