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  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "versions": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "5.6.4"
              }
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "4132d85888ac6c30729f58bb442a4a26a5b16cfe"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "553049ba297d89d9e8fbf2204acb40a8a53f5cd6"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2016-7420",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T23:08:37.104305163Z",
  "published": "2016-09-16T05:59:15.427Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/14/5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92988"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/12"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/553049ba297d89d9e8fbf2204acb40a8a53f5cd6"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/277"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}