CVE-2016-3995
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.019 · 79 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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references (9)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/11/2cnnvd
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/22f493dda9674df574abba300cf75d12ae62d510Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/146cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/11/2enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85975enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/146enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/11/2Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85975Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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