7.5high
CVE-2016-7544
Crypto++ 5.6.4 incorrectly uses Microsoft's stack-based _malloca and _freea functions.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.7%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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 (EPSS)
2.73% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/93164 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/5 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- github.com /weidai11/cryptopp/issues/302 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- cryptopp.com /release565.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/9 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-7544
- NVD: CVE-2016-7544
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