{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-xh64-jjg2-744m",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T03:38:48Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:38:48Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-7420"
  ],
  "details": "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.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7420"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/277"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/553049ba297d89d9e8fbf2204acb40a8a53f5cd6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/12"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92988"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-09-16T05:59:00Z"
  }
}