CVE-2026-118769
CRITICAL
INFO
Priority: 0.00
BB Relevance:
78/100
Published: 2026-10-29
Modified: 2026-10-29
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
Low Complexity
No Auth
No Interaction
Conf. Impact
Integ. Impact
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
None
S:
X
AT:
Present
VC:
High
VI:
High
VA:
High
Description
Botan is a C++ cryptography library. From 2.1.0 until 3.13.0, the Botan C API function botan_block_cipher_block_size converted a size_t block size to int without a bounds check. In an application that accepts external algorithm parameter strings and uses the FFI raw ECB mode, an attacker can select the variable-block-size Lion cipher so that the reported size is truncated, the caller allocates insufficient memory, and later block processing causes memory corruption. The C++ API and normally used C API modes such as CBC and CTR are unaffected. This issue is fixed in version 3.13.0.
Weakness Classification (3)
Affected Software (2)
References & Advisories (3)
x_refsource_MISC
x_refsource_MISC
x_refsource_CONFIRM