CVE-2016-7544

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

published January 30, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
3%
Percentile
85.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02735 · 85.9th percentile
Published
2017-01-30T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 JAN 21:00Z
    Crypto++ 5.6.4 incorrectly uses Microsoft's stack-based _malloca and _freea functions
    cvelistv5