CVE-2016-3995
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-3995
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-02-13T18:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-03-03T16:13:10
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cryptopp:crypto\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.6.3 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/146 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/11/2 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85975 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3995 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3995 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:47:42 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 13:49:59 | 2017-02-13T18:59Z | 2017-02-13T18:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 13:49:59 | 2017-03-03T16:13:10 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 13:49:59 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |