CVE-2023-50980 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Crypto++ (cryptopp) versions through 8.9.0, specifically within the gf2n.cpp component. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger an application crash by providing malformed DER public-key data for an F(2^m) curve where the polynomial term degrees are not strictly decreasing. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a high impact on availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cryptopp:crypto\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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