Is CVE-2015-7825 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-7825 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-7825?

CVE-2015-7825 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2015-7825?

Patch guidance is available from botan project security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2015-7825.

Which products are affected by CVE-2015-7825?

1 product: botan project botan.

Fix CVE-2015-7825 - HIGH botan project botan

Description

botan before 1.11.22 improperly validates certificate paths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory consumption) via a certificate with a loop in the certificate chain.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: BOTAN_PROJECT
Published: 4/10/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2015-7825

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