Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-28285
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-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 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A Fault Injection vulnerability in the SymmetricDecrypt function in cryptopp/elgamal.h of Cryptopp Crypto++ 8.9, allows an attacker to co-reside in the same system with a victim process to disclose information and escalate privileges.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libcrypto++ | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28285 |
| Debian:13 | libcrypto++ | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28285 |
| Debian:14 | libcrypto++ | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28285 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libcrypto++ | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28285 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libcrypto++ | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28285 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libcrypto++ | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28285 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libcrypto++ | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28285 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libcrypto++ | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28285 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-285, CWE-209 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H