CVE catalog
CVE-2023-50980
libcrypto++: CVE-2023-50980
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.83% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libcrypto++ | sid | 8.9.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | libcrypto++ | forky | 8.9.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | libcrypto++ | trixie | 8.9.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libcrypto++ | bookworm | 8.7.0+git220824-1 | vulnerable |
| Opensuse | libcryptopp | tumbleweed | 8.9.0-1.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libcryptopp | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp5 | 8.6.0-150400.3.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libcryptopp | linux enterprise real time 15 sp4 | 8.6.0-150400.3.3.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | libcryptopp | leap 15.4 | 8.6.0-150400.3.3.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | libcryptopp | leap 15.5 | 8.6.0-150400.3.3.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | libcryptopp | leap 15.4 | 5.6.5-150000.1.9.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libcrypto++ | source | sid | 8.9.0-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1059311] |
| Debian | libcrypto++ | source | forky | 8.9.0-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1059311] |
| Debian | libcrypto++ | source | trixie | 8.9.0-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1059311] |
| Debian | libcrypto++ | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1059311] |
| Opensuse | libcryptopp | rpm | tumbleweed | 8.9.0-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13528-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libcryptopp | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp5 | 8.6.0-150400.3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2024:0030-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libcryptopp | rpm | linux enterprise real time 15 sp4 | 8.6.0-150400.3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2024:0030-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | libcryptopp | rpm | leap 15.4 | 8.6.0-150400.3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2024:0030-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | libcryptopp | rpm | leap 15.5 | 8.6.0-150400.3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2024:0030-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | libcryptopp | rpm | leap 15.4 | 5.6.5-150000.1.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:4957-1 | Not reported |
Notes
[bookworm] libcrypto++: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2023_4957-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50980]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:4957-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2024:0030-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:13528-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-50980]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-50980.json]
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