CVE - CVE-2016-7544

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-7544	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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BID:93164 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93164 CONFIRM:https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/302 CONFIRM:https://www.cryptopp.com/release565.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20160922 CVE Assignment for Crypto++ and "AES and incorrect argument to _freea() under Microsoft compilers" URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/5 MLIST:[oss-security] 20160923 Re: CVE Assignment for Crypto++ and "AES and incorrect argument to _freea() under Microsoft compilers" URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/9
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20160909	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160909)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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