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CVE-2023-50980 (GCVE-0-2023-50980)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-18 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 22:23
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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