CVE-2016-3995 The timing attack protection in Rijndael::Enc::ProcessAndXorBlock and Rijndael::Dec::ProcessAndXorBlock in Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) before 5.6.4 may be optimized out by the compiler, which allows attac...
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 1.9%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
The timing attack protection in Rijndael::Enc::ProcessAndXorBlock and Rijndael::Dec::ProcessAndXorBlock in Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) before 5.6.4 may be optimized out by the compiler, which allows attackers to conduct timing attacks.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:12) | < 5.6.3-6 | 5.6.3-6 |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:13) | < 5.6.3-6 | 5.6.3-6 |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:14) | < 5.6.3-6 | 5.6.3-6 |
| cryptopp crypto++ | <= 5.6.3 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-3995 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160411 Re: CVE request: libcrypto++ - Timing Attack Counter Measure mailing-list patch third-party-advisory
- 85975 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- github.com issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory