CVE-2023-50981

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

M

odularSquareRoot in Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) through 8.9.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted DER public-key data associated with squared odd numbers, such as the square of 268995137513890432434389773128616504853.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/1249	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/1249	Exploit Issue Tracking

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:cryptopp:crypto\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:37

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/1249 - Exploit, Issue Tracking~~	() https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/1249 - Exploit, Issue Tracking

Information

Published : 2023-12-18 04:15

Updated : 2025-05-07 21:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-50981

Mitre link : CVE-2023-50981

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-50981

JSON object : View

Products Affected

crypto\+\+

CWE

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

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