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
Published Sep 16, 2016
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.99%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.6.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01990) | 79.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.29% (0.02288) | 80.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.59% (0.00590) | 67.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00270) | 68.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00270) | 66.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00270) | 63.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00221) | 58.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/12 mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/1 mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/2 mailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/4 mailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/14/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92988 vdb-entry
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/553049ba297d89d9e8fbf2204acb40a8a53f5cd6 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/277 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/12 | mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/1 | mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/2 | mailing-list | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/4 | mailing-list | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/14/5 | ||
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92988 | vdb-entry | |
| https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/553049ba297d89d9e8fbf2204acb40a8a53f5cd6 | Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/277 | Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory |
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