CVE-2016-7544

Summary

CVECVE-2016-7544
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-30 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-02-07 20:59:00 UTC
DescriptionCrypto++ 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-399

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cryptopp Crypto 5.6.4 All All All
Application Cryptopp Crypto 5.6.4 All All All
Application Cryptopp Crypto 5.6.4 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Crypto++ CVE-2016-7544 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: CVE Assignment for Crypto++ and "AES and incorrect argument to _freea() under Microsoft compilers" MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Crypto++ Library | 5.6.5 Release CONFIRM www.cryptopp.com Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE Assignment for Crypto++ and "AES and incorrect argument to _freea() under Microsoft compilers" MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
AES and incorrect use or _malloca() and _freea() under Microsoft compilers · Issue #302 · weidai11/cryptopp · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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