CVE-2016-7544 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2017-01-30

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 3.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:cryptopp:crypto\+\+:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-8397	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03271.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Cryptopp Crypto\+\+

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-30T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:04:54.914Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7544

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-30T21:59:01.160

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-7544

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-399

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