Description
bcrypt password hashing in Botan before 2.1.0 does not correctly handle passwords with a length between 57 and 72 characters, which makes it easier for attackers to determine the cleartext password.
Published: 2023-11-03
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16283 bcrypt password hashing in Botan before 2.1.0 does not correctly handle passwords with a length between 57 and 72 characters, which makes it easier for attackers to determine the cleartext password.
History

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Botan Project Botan
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-12T19:35:01.437Z

Reserved: 2017-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-7252

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:56:36.359Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-03T01:15:07.777

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:31:28.793

Link: CVE-2017-7252

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