# CVE-2016-2194: The ressol function in Botan before 1.10.11 and 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) v

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

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The ressol function in Botan before 1.10.11 and 1.11.x before 1.11.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unspecified input to the OS2ECP function, related to a composite modulus.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=145435148602911&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=botan-devel&m=145449001708138&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3565
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-38
- http://botan.randombit.net/security.html

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