CVE-2023-50980: 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)…

PriorityP429high7.5CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH

EPSS

0.83%

54.0th percentile

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.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
cryptopp	crypto	<= 8.9.0	—
debian	libcrypto	< libcrypto++ 8.9.0-2 (forky)	libcrypto++ 8.9.0-2 (forky)

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

osv7.5HIGH

vendor_debian7.5HIGH

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