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CVE-2016-8871

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2 EPSS 0.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-10-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2016-8871
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.2
EPSS
0.41%

Original NVD Description

In Botan 1.11.29 through 1.11.32, RSA decryption with certain padding options had a detectable timing channel which could given sufficient queries be used to recover plaintext, aka an "OAEP side channel" attack.