What is CVE-2023-50981?

CVE-2023-50981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cryptopp Crypto\+\+, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-50981?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cryptopp Crypto\+\+

CVE-2023-50981

ModularSquareRoot 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 268995137513890432434389773…

EPSS: 0.008 (51.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Cryptopp Crypto\+\+
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50981?: CVE-2023-50981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cryptopp Crypto\+\+, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-50981?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.