CVE-2023-50980
Crypto++ (cryptopp) Denial of Service in gf2n.cpp
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 18, 2023, 4:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 27, 2023, 7:04 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-50980.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/1248 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-50980 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 27, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/1248 No Types Assigned https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/1248 Exploit, Issue Tracking Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cryptopp:crypto\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.9.0 -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 18, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/1248 [No types assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-50980 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-50980
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.01%
score
0.22384
percentile