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CVE-2022-43705

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Nov 27, 2022 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.1
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43705
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html

In Botan before 2.19.3, it is possible to forge OCSP responses due to a certificate verification error. This issue was introduced in Botan 1.11.34 (November 2016).

Weakness 

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Affected Software 

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Botan Botan_project 1.11.34 (including) 2.19.3 (excluding)
Botan Ubuntu bionic *
Botan Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Botan Ubuntu esm-apps/focal *
Botan Ubuntu esm-apps/jammy *
Botan Ubuntu focal *
Botan Ubuntu jammy *
Botan Ubuntu kinetic *
Botan Ubuntu lunar *
Botan Ubuntu trusty *
Botan Ubuntu upstream *
Botan Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations 

References  

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