CVE-2023-50980
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Dec 18, 2023
Updated: Dec 27, 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-50980 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting gf2n.cpp in Crypto++ versions up to 8.9.0. Maliciously crafted DER public-key data for F(2^m) curves can trigger an application crash if the degree of each term in the polynomial does not follow the strictly decreasing order. Attackers can exploit this flaw to cause the application to crash, leading to service disruption. This vulnerability highlights the importance of input validation and rigorous checks in handling public-key data.
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