CVE-2016-3995 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can exploit timing side-channels in Crypto++ encryption routines to potentially recover sensitive data due to compiler optimizations removing protection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-3995?
CVE-2016-3995 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The timing attack protection in Rijndael::Enc::ProcessAndXorBlock and Rijndael::Dec::ProcessAndXorBlock in Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) before 5.6.4 may be optimized out by the compiler, which allows attackers to conduct timing attacks.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3995?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cryptopp Crypto\+\+.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3995?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-3995 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3995 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3995, GHSA-rfvf-996j-mmvf, MGASA-2016-0147, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3995.