CVE catalog
CVE-2016-7544
libcrypto++: CVE-2016-7544
- Severity
- Low
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.73% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libcrypto++ | sid | 8.9.0-3 | not affected |
| Debian | libcrypto++ | forky | 8.9.0-3 | not affected |
| Debian | libcrypto++ | trixie | 8.9.0-2 | not affected |
| Debian | libcrypto++ | bookworm | 8.7.0+git220824-1 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libcrypto++ | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libcrypto++ | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libcrypto++ | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libcrypto++ | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libcrypto++8]Not affected
Source package: [libcrypto++]
Details (2)
8.7.0+git220824-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libcrypto++ · debian · bookworm
8.7.0+git220824-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libcrypto++ · debian · bookworm
- [libcrypto++-dev]Not affected
Source package: [libcrypto++]
Details (2)
8.7.0+git220824-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libcrypto++ · debian · bookworm
8.7.0+git220824-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libcrypto++ · debian · bookworm
- [libcrypto++-doc]Not affected
Source package: [libcrypto++]
Details (2)
8.7.0+git220824-1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libcrypto++ · debian · bookworm
8.7.0+git220824-1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libcrypto++ · debian · bookworm
- [libcrypto++-utils]Not affected
Source package: [libcrypto++]
Details (2)
8.7.0+git220824-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libcrypto++ · debian · bookworm
8.7.0+git220824-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libcrypto++ · debian · bookworm
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