Vulnerability · Published Dec 18, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-50980
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the libcrypto++ package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libcrypto++ | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50980 |
| Debian:13 | libcrypto++ | 8.9.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50980 |
| Debian:14 | libcrypto++ | 8.9.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50980 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libcrypto++ | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50980 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libcrypto++ | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50980 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libcrypto++ | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50980 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libcrypto++ | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50980 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libcrypto++ | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50980 |