vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2024-28285: libcrypto++ -- security update

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 14, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

A Fault Injection vulnerability in the SymmetricDecrypt function in cryptopp/elgamal.h of Cryptopp Crypto++ 8.9, allows an attacker to co-reside in the same system with a victim process to disclose information and escalate privileges.

Solution

no-fix-debian-deb-package
Title
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