CVE-2023-50980

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

gf2n.cpp en Crypto++ (también conocido como cryptopp) hasta la versión 8.9.0 permite a los atacantes provocar una denegación de servicio (caída de la aplicación) a través de datos de clave pública DER para una curva F(2^m), si el grado de cada término en el polinomio no es estrictamente decreciente.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-12-18 CVE Reserved
2023-12-18 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-08-02 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/1248	2024-08-02

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Cryptopp Search vendor "Cryptopp"		Crypto\+\+ Search vendor "Cryptopp" for product "Crypto\+\+"				<= 8.9.0 Search vendor "Cryptopp" for product "Crypto\+\+" and version " <= 8.9.0"		-		Affected