CVE-2016-7420

5.9 mediumEPSS 2.0%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.9 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 2.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 80% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-200
Published: 2016-09-16
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

cryptopp:crypto\+\+

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92988

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