UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50979

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50979

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50979.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50979

Upstream

CVE-2023-50979

Published

2023-12-18T04:15:00Z

Modified

2025-10-10T15:12:44Z

Severity

5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

libcrypto++

Package

Name: libcrypto++
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcrypto++@8.6.0-2ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

8.*

8.4.0-1

8.6.0-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-dev",
            "binary_version": "8.6.0-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-utils",
            "binary_version": "8.6.0-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++8",
            "binary_version": "8.6.0-2ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

libcrypto++

Package

Name: libcrypto++
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcrypto++@8.9.0-1.1build1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

8.*

8.8.0-1

8.9.0-1

8.9.0-1.1

8.9.0-1.1build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-dev",
            "binary_version": "8.9.0-1.1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-utils",
            "binary_version": "8.9.0-1.1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++8t64",
            "binary_version": "8.9.0-1.1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04

libcrypto++

Package

Name: libcrypto++
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcrypto++@8.9.0-1.1build1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

8.*

8.9.0-1.1build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-dev",
            "binary_version": "8.9.0-1.1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-utils",
            "binary_version": "8.9.0-1.1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++8t64",
            "binary_version": "8.9.0-1.1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.10

libcrypto++

Package

Name: libcrypto++
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcrypto++@8.9.0-2?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

8.*

8.9.0-1.1build1

8.9.0-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-dev",
            "binary_version": "8.9.0-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-utils",
            "binary_version": "8.9.0-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++8t64",
            "binary_version": "8.9.0-2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

libcrypto++

Package

Name: libcrypto++
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcrypto++@5.6.1-6+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.6.1-6

5.6.1-6+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

5.6.1-6+deb8u3build0.14.04.1

5.6.1-6+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.6.1-6+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-utils",
            "binary_version": "5.6.1-6+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++9",
            "binary_version": "5.6.1-6+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

libcrypto++

Package

Name: libcrypto++
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcrypto++@5.6.1-9ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.6.1-8

5.6.1-9

5.6.1-9ubuntu0.1

5.6.1-9ubuntu0.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.6.1-9ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-utils",
            "binary_version": "5.6.1-9ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++9v5",
            "binary_version": "5.6.1-9ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

libcrypto++

Package

Name: libcrypto++
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcrypto++@5.6.4-8?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.6.4-8

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.6.4-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-utils",
            "binary_version": "5.6.4-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++6",
            "binary_version": "5.6.4-8"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

libcrypto++

Package

Name: libcrypto++
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcrypto++@5.6.4-9build1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.6.4-9

5.6.4-9build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.6.4-9build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++-utils",
            "binary_version": "5.6.4-9build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcrypto++6",
            "binary_version": "5.6.4-9build1"
        }
    ]
}