CVE-2016-7544

NameCVE-2016-7544
DescriptionCrypto++ 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libcrypto++ (PTS)buster5.6.4-8fixed
bullseye8.4.0-1fixed
bookworm8.7.0+git220824-1fixed
trixie8.9.0-1fixed
sid8.9.0-1.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libcrypto++source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- libcrypto++ <not-affected> (Vulnerable code intorduced in 5.6.4, only affects Windows and Microsoft compilers)

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