VDB
CVE-2016-7420
CVE-2016-7420
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.38% · 59.8th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.38%
59.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | libcrypto++ | 5.6.4-8, 0 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | libcrypto++ | 0, 5.6.1-6+deb8u1build0.14.04.1, 5.6.1-6+deb8u3build0.14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | libcrypto++ | 0, 5.6.1-8, 5.6.1-9ubuntu0.1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2016-7420 (circl-sighting)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/14/5 (circl)
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/553049ba297d89d9e8fbf2204acb40a8a53f5cd6 (circl)
- 92988 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20160915 Re: Does a documentation bug elevate to CVE status? - Crypto++ (circl)
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/277 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20160915 Re: Does a documentation bug elevate to CVE status? - Crypto++ (circl)
- [oss-security] 20230928 Re: CVE-2023-4863: libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec (circl)
- [oss-security] 20230928 Re: CVE-2023-4863: libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec (circl)
Timeline
- Sep 16, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7420 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/277 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/12 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/1 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/553049ba297d89d9e8fbf2204acb40a8a53f5cd6 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7420 third-party-advisory