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libcrypto++ — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50979

Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) through 8.9.0 has a Marvin side channel during decryption with PKCS#1 v1.5 padding.

Products
libcrypto++
Affected versions
8.7.0+git220824-1, 8.8.0-1, 8.8.0-2, 8.9.0-1, 8.9.0-1.1, 8.9.0-1.1~exp1, 8.9.0-2, 8.9.0-3
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2023-50979
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 16:26 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50979

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Dec 2023, 04:15 UTC

Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) through 8.9.0 has a Marvin side channel during decryption with PKCS#1 v1.5 padding.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50979

libcrypto++

Fixed versions: Not specified

libcrypto++

Fixed versions: Not specified

libcrypto++

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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