CVE-2016-7420
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 5.9
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-7420
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-09-16T05:59:15
- Last Modified Date
- 2016-11-28T20:39:12
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cryptopp:crypto\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.6.4 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.9
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.2
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/277 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/12 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/553049ba297d89d9e8fbf2204acb40a8a53f5cd6 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92988 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7420 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7420 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 10:03:48 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 11:11:03 | 2016-09-16T05:59Z | 2016-09-16T05:59:15 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 11:11:03 | 2016-11-28T20:39:12 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 11:11:03 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |