Name: CVE-2023-50980: Undefined Security Weakness
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-50980, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00066

gf2n.cpp in Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) through 8.9.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via DER public-key data for an F(2^m) curve, if the degree of each term in the polynomial is not strictly decreasing.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade libcrypto++	May 15, 2025	Dec 18, 2023
Suse	—	Upgrade libcryptopp-develUpgrade libcryptopp5_6_5Upgrade libcryptopp5_6_5-32bitUpgrade libcryptopp8_6_0Upgrade libcryptopp8_6_0-32bit	Dec 22, 2023	Dec 18, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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