# CVE-2014-9742: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-05-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://botan.randombit.net/security.html
- http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=139717503205066&w=2

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