CVE-2016-7544 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5