Crypto++ up to 8.9.0 DER gf2n.cpp denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Crypto++ up to 8.9.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file gf2n.cpp of the component DER Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-50980. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Crypto++ up to 8.9.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file gf2n.cpp of the component DER Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 12/18/2023 as 1248. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-50980 since 12/18/2023. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242833 (NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : cryptopp Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0115)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (242833). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 242833
Nessus Name: NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : cryptopp Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0115)

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12/18/2023 🔍
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07/26/2025 +586 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1248
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-50980 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-50980
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-248282

Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2023 07:38
Updated: 07/26/2025 06:14
Changes: 12/18/2023 07:38 (39), 01/12/2024 08:37 (11), 07/26/2025 06:14 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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