#1077684 libcrypto++: CVE-2024-28285

Package:
src:libcrypto++
Source:
src:libcrypto++
Submitter:
Moritz Mühlenhoff
Date:
2024-08-01 05:03:06 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1077684#5
Date:
2024-07-31 21:40:13 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for libcrypto++.

CVE-2024-28285[0]:
| A Fault Injection vulnerability in the SymmetricDecrypt function in
| cryptopp/elgamal.h of Cryptopp Crypto++ 8.9, allows an attacker to
| co-reside in the same system with a victim process to disclose
| information and escalate privileges.

https://groups.google.com/g/cryptopp-users/c/UkVcH2IWR2M?pli=1
https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/1262


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-2024-28285
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28285

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.