CVE-2016-7420 Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) through 5.6.4 does not document the requirement for a compile-time NDEBUG definition disabling the many assert calls that are unintended in production use, which might allow co...
MediumCVSS 5.9
EPSS 2.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) through 5.6.4 does not document the requirement for a compile-time NDEBUG definition disabling the many assert calls that are unintended in production use, which might allow context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to process memory after an assertion failure, as demonstrated by reading a core dump.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:12) | All versions | No fix listed |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:12) | = 8.7.0+git220824-1 | No fix listed |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:12) | = 8.8.0-1 | No fix listed |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:12) | = 8.8.0-2 | No fix listed |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:12) | = 8.9.0-1 | No fix listed |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:12) | = 8.9.0-1.1 | No fix listed |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:12) | = 8.9.0-1.1~exp1 | No fix listed |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:12) | = 8.9.0-2 | No fix listed |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:12) | = 8.9.0-3 | No fix listed |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:13) | All versions | No fix listed |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:13) | = 8.9.0-2 | No fix listed |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:13) | = 8.9.0-3 | No fix listed |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:14) | All versions | No fix listed |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:14) | = 8.9.0-2 | No fix listed |
| debian/libcrypto++(Debian:14) | = 8.9.0-3 | No fix listed |
| cryptopp crypto++ | <= 5.6.4 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-7420 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160915 Re: Does a documentation bug elevate to CVE status? - Crypto++ mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160915 Re: Does a documentation bug elevate to CVE status? - Crypto++ mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20230928 Re: CVE-2023-4863: libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20230928 Re: CVE-2023-4863: libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec mailing-list
- 92988 vdb-entry
- github.com issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory
- github.com issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory
- www.openwall.com