vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2021-40529: botan -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Sep 6, 2021 | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Sep 6, 2021
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Aug 15, 2025
Description
The ElGamal implementation in Botan through 2.18.1, as used in Thunderbird and other products, allows plaintext recovery because, during interaction between two cryptographic libraries, a certain dangerous combination of the prime defined by the receiver's public key, the generator defined by the receiver's public key, and the sender's ephemeral exponents can lead to a cross-configuration attack against OpenPGP.
Solutions
debian-upgrade-botanno-fix-debian-deb-package
NEW
Explore Exposure Command
Confidently identify and prioritize exposures from endpoint to cloud with full attack surface visibility and threat-aware risk context.