{
    "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
    "dataVersion": "5.2",
    "cveMetadata": {
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "cveId": "CVE-2016-7420",
        "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "assignerShortName": "mitre",
        "dateUpdated": "2025-11-14T20:04:12.033Z",
        "dateReserved": "2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z",
        "datePublished": "2016-09-16T00:00:00.000Z"
    },
    "containers": {
        "cna": {
            "providerMetadata": {
                "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
                "shortName": "mitre",
                "dateUpdated": "2023-09-28T17:06:25.705Z"
            },
            "descriptions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "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": [
                {
                    "vendor": "n/a",
                    "product": "n/a",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "n/a",
                            "status": "affected"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "references": [
                {
                    "url": "https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/553049ba297d89d9e8fbf2204acb40a8a53f5cd6"
                },
                {
                    "name": "92988",
                    "tags": [
                        "vdb-entry"
                    ],
                    "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92988"
                },
                {
                    "name": "[oss-security] 20160915 Re: Does a documentation bug elevate to CVE status? - Crypto++",
                    "tags": [
                        "mailing-list"
                    ],
                    "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/1"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/277"
                },
                {
                    "name": "[oss-security] 20160915 Re: Does a documentation bug elevate to CVE status? - Crypto++",
                    "tags": [
                        "mailing-list"
                    ],
                    "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/12"
                },
                {
                    "name": "[oss-security] 20230928 Re: CVE-2023-4863: libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec",
                    "tags": [
                        "mailing-list"
                    ],
                    "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/2"
                },
                {
                    "name": "[oss-security] 20230928 Re: CVE-2023-4863: libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec",
                    "tags": [
                        "mailing-list"
                    ],
                    "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/4"
                }
            ],
            "problemTypes": [
                {
                    "descriptions": [
                        {
                            "type": "text",
                            "lang": "en",
                            "description": "n/a"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "datePublic": "2016-09-15T00:00:00.000Z"
        },
        "adp": [
            {
                "title": "CVE Program Container",
                "references": [
                    {
                        "url": "https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/553049ba297d89d9e8fbf2204acb40a8a53f5cd6",
                        "tags": [
                            "x_transferred"
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "92988",
                        "tags": [
                            "vdb-entry",
                            "x_transferred"
                        ],
                        "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92988"
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "[oss-security] 20160915 Re: Does a documentation bug elevate to CVE status? - Crypto++",
                        "tags": [
                            "mailing-list",
                            "x_transferred"
                        ],
                        "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/1"
                    },
                    {
                        "url": "https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/277",
                        "tags": [
                            "x_transferred"
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "[oss-security] 20160915 Re: Does a documentation bug elevate to CVE status? - Crypto++",
                        "tags": [
                            "mailing-list",
                            "x_transferred"
                        ],
                        "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/12"
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "[oss-security] 20230928 Re: CVE-2023-4863: libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec",
                        "tags": [
                            "mailing-list",
                            "x_transferred"
                        ],
                        "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/2"
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "[oss-security] 20230928 Re: CVE-2023-4863: libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec",
                        "tags": [
                            "mailing-list",
                            "x_transferred"
                        ],
                        "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/4"
                    },
                    {
                        "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/14/5"
                    }
                ],
                "providerMetadata": {
                    "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
                    "shortName": "CVE",
                    "dateUpdated": "2025-11-14T20:04:12.033Z"
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}