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.
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Information
Published : 2016-09-16 05:59
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:57
NVD link : CVE-2016-7420
Mitre link : CVE-2016-7420
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7420
JSON object : View
Products Affected
cryptopp
- crypto\+\+
CWE
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor