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TI-2016-06416 Aliases CVE-2016-7544GHSA-3wp6-w2rj-8433

Crypto++ 5.6.4 incorrectly uses Microsoft's stack-based _malloca and _freea functions.

Priority LOW 38CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Crypto++ 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02735 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cryptopp:crypto\+\+:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.4VulnerableCryptopp
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:cryptopp:crypto\+\+:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.4 Vulnerable ·Cryptopp
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7544
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3wp6-w2rj-8433

References

Patch 3

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-24110 Crypto++ through 8.4 contains a timing side channel in ECDSA signature generation. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-27866 ModularSquareRoot in Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) through 8.9.0 allows attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-08052 Crypto++ (aka cryptopp and libcrypto++) 5.6.4 contained a bug in its ASN.1 BER decoding… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-03396 The timing attack protection in Rijndael::Enc::ProcessAndXorBlock and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-27865 gf2n.cpp in Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) through 8.9.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-10669 Crypto++ 8.3.0 and earlier contains a timing side channel in ECDSA signature generation. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
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Sources

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