Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU84652

#VU84652 Cryptographic issues in Crypto++ - CVE-2023-50979

Published: December 21, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU84652

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50979

CWE-ID: CWE-310

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Crypto++

Software vendor:
cryptopp.com

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to decrypt information.

The vulnerability exists due to an error during decryption with PKCS#1 v1.5 padding. A remote attacker can perform Marvin side channel attack.

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.