CVE-2023-50980

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

EPSS

<1%p56

Published

Dec 18, 2023 (Dec 18, 2023)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: cryptopp
Products: crypto\+\+
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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