CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-9939

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Crypto++ (also known as cryptopp and libcrypto++) version 5.6.4 contains a bug in its ASN.1 BER decoding routine. This bug causes the library to allocate a memory block based on the length field of the ASN.1 object, leading to a noticeable delay during the wipe for large allocations when there are not enough content octets.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may experience delays in the performance of applications using this library, which can impact system efficiency. Additionally, inefficient memory management may lead to security issues.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Crypto++ library to the latest version to eliminate this bug and improve the performance and security of applications.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Crypto++ (aka cryptopp and libcrypto++) 5.6.4 contained a bug in its ASN.1 BER decoding routine. The library will allocate a memory block based on the length field of the ASN.1 object. If there is not enough content octets in the ASN.1 object, then the function will fail and the memory block will be zeroed even if its unused. There is a noticeable delay during the wipe for a large allocation.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS