CVE-2023-50980
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
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affected products (5)
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references (7)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-50980/cnnvd
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/93208e83937aPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/1248cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Crypto-denial-of-service-via-DER-Public-key-Data-43167cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2024.0113cnnvd
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/1248enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/1248ExploitIssue Trackingnvd
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