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CVE-2016-7420
Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) through 5.6.4 does not document the requirement for a compile-time NDEBUG definition disabling the many assert…
Medium5.9EPSS 2.0%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/553049ba297d89d9e8fbf2204acb40a8a53f5cd6 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- 92988 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160915 Re: Does a documentation bug elevate to CVE status? - Crypto++ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/277 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160915 Re: Does a documentation bug elevate to CVE status? - Crypto++ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20230928 Re: CVE-2023-4863: libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20230928 Re: CVE-2023-4863: libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/14/5 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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