Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7420
CVE-2016-7420
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:cryptopp:crypto\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cryptopp:crypto\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.6.4
- (no CPE)range: <=5.6.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/553049ba297d89d9e8fbf2204acb40a8a53f5cd6nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/277nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/12nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/2nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/4nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/14/5nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92988nvd
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