Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-7544
Crypto++ 5.6.4 incorrectly uses Microsoft's stack-based _malloca and _freea functions. The library will request a block of memory to align a table in memory. If the table is later reallocated, then the wrong pointer could be freed.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.028
EPSS Ranking 85.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93164
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/302
- https://www.cryptopp.com/release565.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93164
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/302
- https://www.cryptopp.com/release565.html
Products affected by CVE-2016-7544
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cpe:2.3:a:cryptopp:crypto++:5.6.4
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:1.0
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:2.0
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:2000
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:3.0
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:3.1
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:3.11
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2008
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:vista