Source: libcrypto++ X-Debbugs-CC: t...@security.debian.org Severity: important Tags: security
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for libcrypto++. CVE-2023-50981[0]: | 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 268995137513890432434389773128616504853. https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/1249 If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-50981 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50981 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.
